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

Osbeckia octandra DC., 1828

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)

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, 2^nd Edition

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

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

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.

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