Callicarpa glabrifolia
S.Atkins, Kew Bull. 52, 1 (1997)
Latin for 'glabrous leaves', referring to the hairless leaves.
Description
Shrub up to 10 m tall and 7 cm dbh. Stipules absent. Leaves opposite,
simple, penni-to tripli-veined, glabrous, margin slightly toothed. Flowers ca. 2 mm
diameter, white, placed in panicles. Fruits ca. 4 mm diameter, red, drupes.
Ecology
In undisturbed to slightly disturbed (open sites) mixed dipterocarp and sub-montane
forests up to 1600 m altitude. Usually on steep hillsides.
Distribution
Borneo (Sarawak, Brunei, East-Kalimantan), Java (Central).
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