Callicarpa bodinieri (Bodinier's beautyberry) is a species of flowering plant in the genus Callicarpa of the family Verbenaceae, native to West and Central China. Growing to 3 m (10 ft) tall by 2.5 m (8 ft) wide, it is an upright deciduous shrub with dark green leaves turning red in autumn (fall). In midsummer, small lilac flowers are produced in the leaf axils. But it is grown in gardens primarily for its small, decorative purple berries in tight clusters in autumn.[1] While the berries are not poisonous, they are very bitter. Wild life will not eat them until there are no other available food sources. This species is more tolerant of cold than C. americana (American beautyberry).
Seven compounds were isolated and elucidated as 5-hydroxy-4',3,6,7-tetramethoxy flavone(I), luteolin-7-O-glucoside (II), chrysoeriol-4'-O-glucoside(III), luteolin-4'-O-glucoside(IV), beta-sitosterol(V), ursolic acid(VI), betulinic acid(VII) were isolated from leaves of Callicarpa bodinieri Levl.