Callicarpa tomentosa is a species of beautyberry plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is found in Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is a small tree with about 5m tall. Leaves simple, opposite; elliptic to broadly elliptic; apex acute or acuminate. Purplish flowers show branched axillary cymes. Fruit is 3-4 seeded globose drupe.[2] Fruits provide food for wildlife. They are sometimes used to make herbal medicine. The leaves are also food for wildlife.[3]
The leaf is known being used as a wick to light an oil lamp.[4]
In Hinduism, it is said in the legends that when the pandavas went to exile, they lit the tree by applying oil to the leaves and burning them.[5][better source needed]
^"Callicarpa tomentosa (L.) L. — the Plant List". Archived from the original on 2019-07-18. Retrieved 2015-06-12.
^"Callicarpa tomentosa - VERBENACEAE".
^Pharmcographia indica
^"The leaf that lit the pandavas' path through the forest". Deccan Chronicle. Deccan Chronicle. 17 April 2016. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
^"The secret of Pandavara Batti used as torch by Pandava during exile". www.plantsinformation.com. Retrieved 2022-10-23.
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