Callicarpa candicans

Malayan Lilac
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Lamiales
Family:	Lamiaceae
Genus:	Callicarpa
Species:	C. candicans
Binomial name
Callicarpa candicans (Burm.f.) Hochr. (1934)
Synonyms [2]
Urtica candicansBurm.f. (1768)

Callicarpa candicans, or the malayan lilac, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family. It is native Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, northern Australia, and Micronesia. ^[2]

Several infraspecific taxa are accepted: ^[2]

• Callicarpa candicans var. candicans(Burm.f.) Hochr. – southeastern China, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia
• Callicarpa candicans f. glabriuscula(H.J.Lam) Fosberg – western Caroline Islands
• Callicarpa candicans var. integrifolia(H.J.Lam) Fosberg – Caroline Islands
• Callicarpa candicans var. paucinervia(Merr.) Fosberg – Marianas (Chamorro: hamlag)
• Callicarpa candicans var. ponapensisFosberg – Caroline Islands (Pohnpei)

Gallery

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  Callicarpa candicans (paucinervia variant) bush growing from sea-exposed limestone. Tamuning, Guam

See also

• List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands

References

1. Arvidsson, C. (2020). "Callicarpa candicans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2020 e.T158678241A158679643. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T158678241A158679643.en . Retrieved 6 November 2022.
2. "Callicarpa candicans". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Retrieved 26 July 2023.