Callicarpa sp.

The temperate species are deciduous, the tropical species evergreen.

Japanese Beautyberry (C. japonica) and Bodinier Beautyberry (C. bodinieri) are very similar in appearance to American Beautyberry. C. japonica can be used for bonsai.

Similar plants:

• Callicarpa americana (American Beautyberry)
• Callicarpa bodinieri (Bodinier's Beautyberry)
• Callicarpa japonica (Japanese Beautyberry, Murasaki Shikibu)