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Callicarpa japonica
Japanese Beautyberry
As recorded: Callicarpa japonica Thunb.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Lamiales › Lamiaceae
- Collected by
- Hosokawa, T.
- Collector number
- 8053
- Date
- July 5, 1935
- Locality
- Koto-syo Island
- Island
- Taiwan
- Region
- Taiwan
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On July 5, 1935, Hosokawa, T. also collected 4 other specimens.
Callicarpa japonica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1935. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 425 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-20.

2026-10-20
202台灣基隆市中正區5QRM+7Q
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-17
Gongguan Village, Lüdao Township, Taitung County, Taiwan 951
(c) Peri Lee Pipkin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
951台灣臺東縣綠島鄉中寮村
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
951台灣臺東縣綠島鄉中寮村
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
951台灣臺東縣綠島鄉中寮村
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-07
951台灣臺東縣綠島鄉中寮村
(c) 歐陽秀華, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Callicarpa japonica. BISH 186894. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956339816. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/186894.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956339816 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
