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
- Leaf surface
- GlabrousrecordedSmooth, hairless.“The leaf margin is smooth and along the leaf margin trichomes are present and are clearly visible to the naked eye.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Characters marked “recorded” are for Eight Stamen Osbeckia itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Eight Stamen Osbeckia itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Sinhala
- හීන් බෝවිටියා
About Eight Stamen Osbeckia
Eight Stamen Osbeckia (Osbeckia octandra) belongs to the Melastomataceae family, where it grows as a shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten and long used in traditional medicine. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
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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