Osbeckia stellata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ceramicalyx stellatus (Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don) Blume
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Osbeckia stellata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don
  • Common name : Starry Osbeckia
  • Vernacular name :
    • Rato chulsi (Nepali)
    • Builukhampa (Mizo)
  • Habit : Herb or shrublet
  • Habitat : Grassland on mountain slopes, sparse thickets, dry stony pastures, trailsides, clearings in warm broad-leaved forest,; 200 - 2300 m. altitude
  • Key identification features : Sterns with appressed hairs, not winged; calyx densely hairy, appendages with stellately-arranged hairs at the apex.
  • Flower, Fruit : February-December
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Ganjam district, Kalhandi district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district,Kalimpong district
    • Himachal Pradesh : Himachal Pradesh
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Jammu and Kashmir : Jammu and Kashmir
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 132
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 294
    • Pullaiah et al., 2007 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 3
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Osbeckia stellata. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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