• Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
  (MELASTOMA FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Melastomataceae
• Species : Osbeckia zeylanica
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Unresolved
• Vernacular name : Akka jogi gida (Kan.)
• Habit : Herb
• Flower, Fruit : November-March
• Native : India
• Comments : In scrub jungles and deciduous forests along moist surfaces to 1000 m.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : Bellary district, Kolar district (Karnataka State); Kalasamudram R.F. (Ananthapur district), Guvallucheruvu R.F. (Kadapa district), Nallamalai Hills (Kurnool district), Dumakonda Hills (East Godavari district), Nellore district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State); Tirupporur R.F. (Kanchipuram district, former Chengalpattu district), Dharmapuri district, Edaikkal R.F. (Salem district) (Tamil Nadu State); Ganjam district, Puri district, Subarnapur District, Nuapada district (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Osbeckia zeylanica. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.

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