Gulbeki / Wall Osbeckia
Osbeckia muralis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Gulbeki
Identify Gulbeki by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Grows on old walls and rocky crevices.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Gulbeki.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Osbeckia muralis
- Genus
- Osbeckia
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, China
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gulbeki itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Tamil
- செந்தும்பை Cen-Tumpai
- Telugu
- బురద అల్లి Burada Alli
- Kannada
- ಗಿಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ Gidda Nekkare, ಗಿಡ್ಡ ನೆಕ್ಕರಿಕ Gidda Nekkarika
- Malayalam
- ചെറുകുളത്തി Cherukulathi, കുഞ്ഞതിരാണി
- Marathi
- गुलबेकी Gulbeki
About Gulbeki
Wall Osbeckia (Osbeckia muralis) belongs to the Melastomataceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Kerala. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Gulbeki belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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