Callicarpa nudiflora

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|genus = Callicarpa

|species = nudiflora

|authority = Hook. & Arn.

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Callicarpa nudiflora is a species of beautyberry that is grown as an ornamental plant. It is native to Southeast Asia. It is a perennial evergreen shrub that grows most prevalently in the Guangdong, Guanxi, and Hainan Provinces.{{Cite journal |last=Yang |first=Ying |last2=Li |first2=Zhong-Yuan |last3=Shao |first3=Jun-Jing |last4=Wang |first4=Gang |last5=Wen |first5=Rou |last6=Tian |first6=Jing-Zhen |last7=Hou |first7=Lin |date=January 2021 |title=Callicarpa nudiflora Hook. & Arn.: A comprehensive review of its phytochemistry and pharmacology |url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S037887412033004X |journal=Journal of Ethnopharmacology |language=en |volume=264 |pages=113123 |doi=10.1016/j.jep.2020.113123|url-access=subscription }} In China it is known as Luo-hua-zi-zhu and is a staple in Chinese folk medicine utilized for its anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, cytotoxic, and hemostatic abilities.{{Cite journal |last=Luo |first=Yue-Hua |last2=Fu |first2=Hui-Zheng |last3=Huang |first3=Bo |last4=Chen |first4=Wei-Kang |last5=Ma |first5=Shuang-Cheng |date=2016-03-03 |title=Hepatoprotective iridoid glucosides from Callicarpa nudiflora |url=http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10286020.2015.1074572 |journal=Journal of Asian Natural Products Research |language=en |volume=18 |issue=3 |pages=274–279 |doi=10.1080/10286020.2015.1074572 |issn=1028-6020|url-access=subscription }}

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nudiflora

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