Callicarpa macrophylla
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Callicarpa macrophylla is a species of beautyberry
Beautyberry
Beautyberry is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the family Verbenaceae; between 40-150 species are accepted by different botanists. They are native to east and southeast Asia , Australia, southeast North America and Central America.-Growth:The temperate species are deciduous, the tropical...

. Its fruits are small white berries that actually are drupe
Drupe
In botany, a drupe is a fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a shell of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. These fruits develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries...

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Uses

The fruit is edible and can be eaten raw when it ripens. The seeds are poisonous. The leaves can also be use to make a herbal drink or as decorations.

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