Osbeckia chinensis L.

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Osbeckia chinensis L.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Moist places
  • Comments / notes : On marshy soil, sunny slopes among rocks in hills above 1000m.
  • Key identification features : Leaves broadly oblong, narrow at the base, hairy; Flowers capitate, mauve colored; Fruit ovoid.
  • Flower, Fruit : May-December
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : Vishakapatnam district, Srikakulam district
    • Odisha : Mayurbhanj district, Kalhandi district, Koraput district, Sambalpur district, Angul district
    • Tamil Nadu : Salem district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Birbhum, Darjeeling, Dinajpur
    • Himachal Pradesh : Kangra district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Japan, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
    • R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District
    • H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa
    • Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Flora of Himachal Pradesh. Volume 1, Botanical Survey of India, 1984. Pg.: 289-290
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Osbeckia chinensis. Downloaded on 19 February 2025.

Botanical Description

Herbarium Specimen(s)

India Distribution

World Distribution

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