- Family: Melastomataceae Juss.
Osbeckia L.
[FTEA]
Melastomataceae, G. E. Wickens. Flora of Tropical East Africa. 1975
- Morphology General Habit
- Herbs, subshrubs or shrubs, usually erect, hispid, strigose or scabrid
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves 3–7-nerved, entire or serrulate
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
- Inflorescence capitate, racemose or panicled
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers 4–5-merous
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Calyx ovoid, urceolate or subglobose, usually produced beyond the ovary, rarely glabrous, usually hispid, bristly or with scales bearing pectinate or stellately arranged bristles, sometimes with such appendages alternating with the calyx-lobes
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals obovate, rose or purple
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens equal; anthers linear-subulate, incurved or sigmoid; connective not or only shortly produced below the anther, without appendages or with 2 anterior tubercles
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary adherent to the calyx, usually by 8–10 septa, 4–5-locular, with a crown of bristles at the apex
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule enclosed in the dry calyx-tube
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds minute, cochleate.
[FZ]
Melastomataceae, R. & A. Fernandes. Flora Zambesiaca 4. 1978
- Morphology General Habit
- Perennial erect or ascending herbs or shrubs, setose, with the branches usually 4-gonous.
- Morphology Leaves
- Leaves opposite, 3–7-nerved, entire or serrulate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
- Flowers 4–5-merous, solitary, capitate or paniculate.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences Bracts
- Bracts caducous.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Receptacle
- Receptacle ovoid, urceolate or subglobose, usually covered by simple bristles or stellate-setose or penicillate appendages.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Calyx
- Sepals caducous or persistent.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Corolla
- Petals obovate, ciliate at the margin.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Androecium Stamens
- Stamens 10, equal; anthers linear-subulate, rostrate, opening by a terminal introrse pore; connective not or slightly produced, with the appendages not anteriorly bitubercled.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Gynoecium Ovary
- Ovary 4–5-locular, adhering to the receptacle by 8–10 longitudinal septa, with a crown of bristles at the apex.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
- Capsule 4–5-valved, included in the receptacle.
- Morphology Reproductive morphology Seeds
- Seeds numerous, minute, cochleate.
Native to:
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Guinea, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sierra Leone, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia
Introduced into:
Mauritius
- Osbeckia abrahamii G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar
- Osbeckia aspera (Meerb. ex Walp.) Blume
- Osbeckia aspericaulis Hook.f. ex Triana
- Osbeckia australiana Naudin
- Osbeckia bicolor H.Perrier
- Osbeckia brachystemon Naudin
- Osbeckia buxifolia Arn.
- Osbeckia capitata D.Don ex Wight & Arn.
- Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Walp.
- Osbeckia chinensis L.
- Osbeckia cochinchinensis Cogn.
- Osbeckia decandra DC.
- Osbeckia dolichophylla Naudin
- Osbeckia ericoides Bakh.f.
- Osbeckia gracilis Bedd.
- Osbeckia lanata Alston
- Osbeckia leschenaultiana DC.
- Osbeckia mehrana G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar
- Osbeckia melastomacea Bakh.f.
- Osbeckia moonii Thwaites
- Osbeckia muralis Naudin
- Osbeckia nayarii G.S.Giri
- Osbeckia nepalensis Hook.
- Osbeckia nutans Wall. ex C.B.Clarke
- Osbeckia octandra DC.
- Osbeckia opipara C.Y.Wu & C.Chen
- Osbeckia parvifolia Arn.
- Osbeckia praviantha Jacq.-Fél.
- Osbeckia reticulata Bedd.
- Osbeckia rheedei Gardner ex Thwaites
- Osbeckia rostrata D.Don
- Osbeckia rubicunda Arn.
- Osbeckia saddlepeakensis Prashob, Manudev, Sibichen & Nampy
- Osbeckia setosoannulata E.T.Geddes
- Osbeckia stellata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
- Osbeckia thorelii Guillaumin
- Osbeckia tirunelvelica Manickam & Murugan
- Osbeckia togoensis Leuenb.
- Osbeckia travancorica Bedd. ex Gamble
- Osbeckia virgata D.Don ex Wight & Arn.
- Osbeckia walkeri Arn.
- Osbeckia wightiana Benth. ex Wight & Arn.
- Osbeckia wynaadensis C.B.Clarke
- Osbeckia zeylanica L.f.
Osbeckia L. appears in other Kew resources:
First published in Sp. Pl.: 345 (1753)
Accepted by
- Prashobb, P. & Sibichen, M.T. (2020). Osbeckia L. (Melastomataceae) in India: 1-122. Bishen Singh Madhendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India.
- Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.
Literature
Flora of West Tropical Africa
- —F.T.A. 2: 441.
Flora Zambesiaca
- Gen. Pl. ed. 5: 162 (1754).
- Sp. Pl. 1: 345 (1753)
Flora of Tropical East Africa
- L., Gen. Pl., ed. 5: 162 (1754)
- Sp. Pl.: 345 (1753)
- emend. A. & R. Fernandes in Bol. Soc. Brot., sér. 2, 28: 75 (1954)
- in Garcia de Orta 2: 188 (1954)
Flora Zambesiaca
Flora Zambesiaca
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Flora of Tropical East Africa
Flora of Tropical East Africa
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Kew Backbone Distributions
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