Osbeckia


Osbeckia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. It was named by Carl Linnaeus for the Swedish explorer and naturalist Pehr Osbeck.

Distribution

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

Accepted species

The following 11 species are accepted botanical names.
  • Osbeckia afzelii Cogn.
  • Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Naudin
  • Osbeckia chinensis L.
  • Osbeckia crinita Benth. ex C.B. Clarke
  • Osbeckia decandra 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