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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Melastomataceae

Order
  
Myrtales

Rank
  
Genus

Osbeckia Osbeckia crinita from China

Similar
  
Osbeckia stellata, Osbeckia octandra, Melastomataceae, Dissotis, Oxyspora

Osbeckia octrandra heen bovitiya herbal plants of sri lanka


Osbeckia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. It was named by Carl Linnaeus for the Swedish explorer and naturalist Pehr Osbeck (1723–1805).

Contents

Osbeckia Osbeckia crinita from China

Wall osbeckia osbeckia muralis in sikkim


Distribution

Osbeckia Osbeckia stellata Starry Osbeckia

Osbeckias are native to Eastern Asia — China, Japan, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and Australasia. Some species have been investigated as herbal remedies.

Accepted species

The following 8 species are accepted as valid botanical names by The Plant List.

Osbeckia Osbeckia muralis Wall Osbeckia

  • Osbeckia afzelii (Hook. f.) Cogn.
  • Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Naudin
  • Osbeckia chinensis L.
  • Osbeckia crinita Benth. ex C.B. Clarke
  • Osbeckia decandra (Sm.) DC.
  • Osbeckia nepalensis Hook. f.
  • Osbeckia nutans Wall. ex C.B. Clarke
  • Osbeckia stellata Buch.-Ham. ex Ker Gawl.

    • Unresolved species

    Following botanical names are used in the texts, but categorized as Unresolved by The Plant List.

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  • Osbeckia aspera Bl.
  • Osbeckia brachystemon Naudin
  • Osbeckia calotricha A. Chev.
  • Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Walp.
  • Osbeckia ciliaris Ser. ex DC.
  • Osbeckia cogniauxiana De Wild.
  • Osbeckia crepiniana Cogn.
  • Osbeckia cupularis D. Don ex Wight & Arn.
  • Osbeckia elliptica Naudin
  • Osbeckia incana E. Mey. ex Hochst.
  • Osbeckia leschnaultiana DC.
  • Osbeckia liberica Stapf
  • Osbeckia mehrana Giri & Nayar
  • Osbeckia muralis Naudin
  • Osbeckia octandra DC.
  • Osbeckia porteresii Jacq.-Fél.
  • Osbeckia praviantha Jacq.-Fél.
  • Osbeckia pusilla De Wild.
  • Osbeckia reticulata Bedd.
  • Osbeckia rubicunda Arn.
  • Osbeckia septemnervia Ham. ex Craib
  • Osbeckia tubulosa Sm.
  • Osbeckia umlaasiana Hochst.
  • Osbeckia virgata D. Don ex Wight & Arn.
  • Osbeckia wattii Craib
  • Osbeckia wynaadensis C.B. Clarke
  • Osbeckia zeylanica Steud. ex Naudin

    • References

    Osbeckia Wikipedia
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