Callicarpa candicans, or the malayan lilac, is a species of flowering plant in the mint family. It is native Indochina, southern China, Malesia, New Guinea, northern Australia, and Micronesia.
Several infraspecific taxa are accepted: Callicarpa candicans var. candicans (Burm.f.) Hochr. – southeastern China, Indochina, Malesia, New Guinea, and northern Australia Callicarpa candicans f. glabriuscula (H.J.Lam) Fosberg – western Caroline Islands Callicarpa candicans var. integrifolia (H.J.Lam) Fosberg – Caroline Islands Callicarpa candicans var. paucinervia (Merr.) Fosberg – Marianas (Chamorro: hamlag) Callicarpa candicans var. ponapensis Fosberg – Caroline Islands (Pohnpei)
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See also List of endemic plants in the Mariana Islands
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