Oxyspora paniculata DC.

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
  • Synonym(s) : Arthrostemma paniculatum D.Don
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Oxyspora paniculata DC.
  • Common name : Bristletips, Oxyspora
  • Vernacular name :
    • Angeri (Nepali)
  • Habit : Shrub
  • Habitat : Shrubberies and cultivated areas
  • Comments / notes : A shrub with spreading drooping branches and with long pendulous flower cluster
  • Flower, Fruit : August-October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : West Bengal
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Arunachal Pradesh
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
  • Native : Himalaya to S. China and Indo-China.
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bangladesh, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Oleg P & Adam S (1984). Flowers of Himalaya. Oxford University Press: 146
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Oxyspora paniculata. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

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