Rock Osbeckia
Osbeckia virgata
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-March
How to identify Rock Osbeckia
Identify Rock Osbeckia by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Slender wand-like (virgate) branches.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Rock Osbeckia.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Osbeckia virgata
- Genus
- Osbeckia
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- 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 Rock Osbeckia itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rock Osbeckia
A member of the Melastomataceae family, Rock Osbeckia (Osbeckia virgata) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Kerala and Karnataka. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Rock Osbeckia belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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