Genus of flowering plants
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).
Osbeckia chinensis Profile of flower
Distribution
Osbeckias are native to Eastern Asia — China , Japan , Malaysia , India , Sri Lanka and Australasia . Some species have been investigated as herbal remedies.[1] [2] [3]
Accepted species
The following 11 species are accepted botanical names.[4]
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 porteresii Jacq.-Fél.
Osbeckia praviantha Jacq.-Fél.
Osbeckia stellata Buch.-Ham. ex Ker Gawl.
Osbeckia tubulosa Sm.
Unresolved species
Following botanical names are used in the texts, but categorized as Unresolved by The Plant List.
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 lanata Alston
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