Melastomataceae
Osbeckia

Osbeckia zeylanica L.f.

First published in Suppl. Pl.: 215 (1782)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China. It is an annual and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Vietnam

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • 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

  • 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 22, 1974 Wight, R. [1143] K000890028 Type Yes
Mar 22, 1974 Wight, R. [1143] K000890019 Type Yes
Mar 22, 1974 Wallich, N. [4069] K000890018 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 26, 1973 Haines, H.H. [4787] K000890017 Type Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4069] K001038079 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4069] K001038083 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4069] K001038076 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4069] Burma K001038082 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4069] K001038078 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4069] Burma K001038081 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4069] K001038077 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4069] K001038080 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • 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 2024. 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 2024. 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images