Osbeckia aspera var. travancorica (Bedd. ex Gamble) C.Hansen

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
  • Synonym(s) : Osbeckia travancorica Bedd. ex Gamble
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Osbeckia travancorica Bedd. ex Gamble
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests and grasslands
  • Flower, Fruit : October-May
  • Collector(s) Name : M.C Lukose
  • Collection Locality : Kurisumala, Kottayam District
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Pathanamthitta district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district, Kottayam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district
  • Endemism : Southern Western Ghats
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Osbeckia aspera var. travancorica. Downloaded on 13 October 2024.

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