Osbeckia octandra

Osbeckia octandra

Osbeckia octandra

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Myrtales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Myrtales

Familia: Melastomataceae
Genus: Osbeckia
Species: Osbeckia octandra

Name

Osbeckia octandra DC., 1828

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Alosemis zeylanica Raf. in Sylva Tellur.: 96 (1838), nom. superfl.
  • Asterostoma octandra Blume in Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
  • Melastoma octandrum L. in Sp. Pl.: 391 (1753)
  • Osbeckia polycephala Naudin in Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 14: 67 (1850)
  • Osbeckia simsii DC. in Prodr. 3: 140 (1828)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Continental: Asia-tropical ^* Regional: Indiann subcontinent Sri Lanka Introduced into: Mauritius References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• De Candolle, A.P. 1828. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 3: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines XXVI. 494 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page. : 142

Additional references

• Roskov Y. & al. (eds.) (2018). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life Naturalis, Leiden, the Netherlands.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Osbeckia octandra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 10. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Osbeckia octandra. Published online. Accessed: December 10 2023.
• Hassler, M. 2023. Osbeckia octandra. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 December 10. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2023. Osbeckia octandra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 10 December 2023.

Vernacular names

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