Melastomataceae
Osbeckia

Osbeckia stellata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

First published in Bot. Reg. 8: t. 674 (1822)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (Sichuan, Yunnan) and Indo-China. It is a shrub and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • 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.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Chou, S., Chhnang, P. & Kim, Y. (2016). A Checklist for the Seed Plants of Cambodia: 1-272. National Institute of Biological Resources, Korea.
  • Prashobb, P. & Sibichen, M.T. (2020). Osbeckia L. (Melastomataceae) in India: 1-122. Bishen Singh Madhendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun, India.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 2011 Kerr [128], Peru K000566738 No
May 1, 2010 Chantaranothai, P. et al. [90/97], Thailand K000566739 No
May 1, 2010 Chantaranothai [90/707], Thailand K000566744 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4062], Nepal K001038062 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4062], India K001038063 Yes

Sources

  • Art and Illustrations in Digifolia

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0