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Osbeckia

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Osbeckia
Osbeckia muralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Osbeckia
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Species

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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).

Osbeckia chinensis
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Distribution

Osbeckias are native to Eastern Asia — China, Japan, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and Australasia. Some species have been investigated as herbal remedies.[1][2][3]

Accepted species

The following 11 species are accepted botanical names.[4]

  • 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

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Osbeckia.
  1. ^ M. I. Thabrew; R. D. Hughes; C. D. Gove; B. Portmann; R. Williams; I. G. McFarlane (2000-04-01). "Protection by Osbeckia aspera against carbon tetrachloride-mediated alterations in microsomal drug metabolizing enzyme activity". Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 52 (4): 461–465. doi:10.1211/0022357001774084. PMID 10813559. S2CID 36483857.
  2. ^ K. A. P. W. Jayatilaka & M. I. Thabrew (1995). "Protective effects of Osbeckia octandra against paracetamol-induced liver injury". Xenobiotica. 25 (9): 1009–1017. doi:10.3109/00498259509046671. PMID 8553682.
  3. ^ http://pharmascholars.com/PSL/Issue/770/?title=Anthocyanin%20diversity%20in%20osbeckia%20l.%20Species%20from%20munnar%20hills [dead link]
  4. ^ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Osbeckia+ The Plant List


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