Eight Stamen Osbeckia
Osbeckia octandra
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Osbeckia octandra
- Genus
- Osbeckia
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Sinhala
- හීන් බෝවිටියා
About Eight Stamen Osbeckia
Eight Stamen Osbeckia (Osbeckia octandra) is a shrub belonging to the Melastomataceae family (Melastome family). Members of this family are generally characterised by opposite simple leaves, cymose/panicle flower clusters, berry/capsule fruit. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Eight Stamen Osbeckia belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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