Rock Osbeckia
Osbeckia virgata
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-March
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
- 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.
About Rock Osbeckia
Rock Osbeckia (Osbeckia virgata) is an undershrub 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. It is typically found in moist deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-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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