Osbeckia octandra

Osbeckia octandra
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

Familia: Melastomataceae
Genus: Osbeckia
Species: Osbeckia octandra

Name

Osbeckia octandra DC., 1828

Synonyms

  • 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)

Distribution

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, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

Additional references

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

Vernacular names

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