- 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.
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