Bastara / Large-Leaf Beauty Berry
Callicarpa macrophylla
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim & more
- Flowering
- August-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Callicarpa macrophylla
- Genus
- Callicarpa
- Family
- Verbenaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Distribution
- India, China, Hainan, Myanmar, Thailand
- Found in India
- Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Verbenaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बस्तरा Bastara, Bhirmoli, Dahiya,दहिदंगालो dahidangalo
- Nepali
- दहीचाउँले Daheechaaunle, दहीकाम्लो Daheekaamlo, दहीचामल Daheechaamal
- Bengali
- Massandar
- Tamil
- காட்டுக்குமிழ் Kattu-k-kumil
- Kannada
- ಱುಷಿಪತ್ರಿ Rushipatri, ಇಬ್ಬನಿ Ibbani
- Malayalam
- Chimpompil, chinpompil, ഞാഴൽ
- Marathi
- कानफुली Kanphuli, ऐसर Aesar
About Bastara
Large-Leaf Beauty Berry (Callicarpa macrophylla) is a shrub belonging to the Verbenaceae family (Verbena/Teak family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite/whorled simple/compound leaves, spike/raceme/cymose flower clusters, drupe fruit. It occurs across India, China, Hainan, Myanmar, Thailand. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-April. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Verbenaceae
Verbena/Teak family
Bastara belongs to the Verbenaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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