''Callicarpa shikokiana'', commonly called Shikoku beautyberry or China beautyberry, is a plant species in the

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

and is native to China. It is a shrub with pink flowers in summer and purple fruit in the fall. The berry-like fruit is a

drupe In botany, a drupe (or stone fruit) is an indehiscent fruit in which an outer fleshy part (exocarp, or skin, and mesocarp, or flesh) surrounds a single shell (the ''pit'', ''stone'', or '' pyrena'') of hardened endocarp with a seed (''kernel'') ...

. It is cultivated in home gardens and national parks as an

ornamental plant Ornamental plants or garden plants are plants that are primarily grown for their beauty but also for qualities such as scent or how they shape physical space. Many flowering plants and garden varieties tend to be specially bred cultivars that i ...

. The leaves turn yellow in the fall.

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Callicarpa shikokiana info
shikokiana {{Lamiaceae-stub