Osbeckia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. It was named by Carl Linnaeus for the Swedish explorer and naturalist Pehr Osbeck (1723–1805).
Distribution Osbeckias are native to Eastern Asia — China, Japan, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and Australasia. Some species have been investigated as herbal remedies.http://pharmascholars.com/PSL/Issue/770/?title=Anthocyanin%20diversity%20in%20osbeckia%20l.%20Species%20from%20munnar%20hills
Accepted species The following 11 species are accepted botanical names.http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Osbeckia+ The Plant List
Osbeckia afzelii (Hook. f.) Cogn. Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Naudin Osbeckia chinensis L. Osbeckia crinita Benth. ex C.B. Clarke Osbeckia decandra (Sm.) DC. Osbeckia nepalensis Hook. f. Osbeckia nutans Wall. ex C.B. Clarke Osbeckia porteresii Jacq.-Fél. Osbeckia praviantha Jacq.-Fél. Osbeckia stellata Buch.-Ham. ex Ker Gawl. Osbeckia tubulosa Sm.
Unresolved species Following botanical names are used in the texts, but categorized as Unresolved by The Plant List.
Osbeckia aspera Bl. Osbeckia brachystemon Naudin Osbeckia calotricha A. Chev. Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Walp. Osbeckia ciliaris Ser. ex DC. Osbeckia cogniauxiana De Wild. Osbeckia crepiniana Cogn. Osbeckia cupularis D. Don ex Wight & Arn. Osbeckia elliptica Naudin Osbeckia incana E. Mey. ex Hochst. Osbeckia lanata Alston Osbeckia leschnaultiana DC. Osbeckia liberica Stapf Osbeckia mehrana Giri & Nayar Osbeckia muralis Naudin Osbeckia octandra DC. Osbeckia porteresii Jacq.-Fél. Osbeckia praviantha Jacq.-Fél. Osbeckia pusilla De Wild. Osbeckia reticulata Bedd. Osbeckia rubicunda Arn. Osbeckia septemnervia Ham. ex Craib Osbeckia tubulosa Sm. Osbeckia umlaasiana Hochst. Osbeckia virgata D. Don ex Wight & Arn. Osbeckia wattii Craib Osbeckia wynaadensis C.B. Clarke Osbeckia zeylanica Steud. ex Naudin
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