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Ver. 19.3
June 16th, 2024

225.0000 Family Melastomataceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 328 (1789), nom. cons.
148 genera, ca. 6000 spp. tropics, by far the majority in tropical America, almost 1000 in Colombia. Complete phylogeny: Goldenberg et al. (2022)
Species listed in database: 6025; hybrids: 1
= Blakeaceae Rchb. ex Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 19 (1895)
= Memecylaceae DC.; Linnaea 2: 505 (1827)
= Miconiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg.: 64 (1835)
= Mouririaceae Gardner; J. Bot (Hook.) 2: 22 (1840)
= Rhexiaceae Dumort.; Comment. Bot.: 59 (1822)
225.4728 Genus Osbeckia L.; Sp. Pl. ed. I. 345 (1753)
Distribution: Tropical Asia, Malesia, N-Australia. There is considerable confusion in the taxonomy of the Indian subcontinent species.
Species listed in database: 44
= Amblyanthera Blume; Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1: 50 (1850)
= Asterostoma Blume; Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1: 50 (1850)
= Beckia Raf.; Sylva Tellur. 103 (1838)
= Ceramicalyx Blume; Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1: 50 (1850)
= Kadali Adans.; Fam. 2: 234 (1763)
= Pterolepis Endl.; Gen. 1214 (1840)
species :
Osbeckia abrahamii G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 81(2): 434 (1984)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Osbeckia arunkumarensis M.P.Nayar & G.S.Giri; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 81(2): 436 (1984)
Distribution: India (Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, West Bengal)
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Osbeckia aspera (L.) Blume; Bijdr. Natuurk. Wetensch. 6: 220 (1831)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Asterostoma aspera (Meerb. ex Walp.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Asterostoma kleinii (Wight & Arn.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Melastoma asperum L.; Sp. Pl. 389 (1753)
= Melastoma glaucum Wall.; Numer. List (Wall.) 144: 4073A (1831)
= Osbeckia aspera Hook.; Bot. Mag., Lond. 84: t. 5085 (1858), non Blume
= Osbeckia aspera var. kleinii (Wight & Arn.) C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 519 (1879)
= Osbeckia aspera var. wightiana (Benth.in Wall.) Trimen; (1894)
= Osbeckia capitata D.Don ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 323 (1834)
= Osbeckia glauca Benth. ex Wall.; Numer. List (Wall.) 144: 4073 (1831)
= Osbeckia kewensis C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938: 34 (1938)
= Osbeckia kleinii Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 323 (1834)
= Osbeckia lawsonii Gamble; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1918: 242 (1918)
= Osbeckia minor Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 55 (1871 publ. 1872)
variant :
var. courtallensis (Gamble) Murugan & Manickam; Fl. Tirunelveli Hills (2008)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia courtallensis Gamble; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1918: 242 (1918)
variant :
var. travancorica (Bedd. ex Gamble) C.Hansen; Ginkgoana 4: 84 (1977)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia travancorica Bedd. ex Gamble; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1919: 404 (1919)
species :
Osbeckia aspericaulis Hook.f. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. 28: 55 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Bangladesh; Andaman Isl.; Myanmar; NE-Thailand
40 BAN 41 AND MYA THA
species :
Osbeckia australiana Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. III. 14: 59 (1850)
Distribution: Australia (N-Western Australia: Kimberley, W-Northern Territory)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia koolpinyahensis O.Schwarz; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 24: 91 (1927)
= Osbeckia perangusta F.Muell.; Fragm. (Mueller) 5: 181 (1866)
species :
Osbeckia brachystemon Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 14: 57 (1850)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Mon, Yangon); Vietnam
40 BAN IND 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Amblyanthera truncata Blume; Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1: 50 (1850)
= Osbeckia coronata D.Don ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 322 (1834)
= Osbeckia cupularis D.Don ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 323 (1834)
= Osbeckia leschenaultiana Dalzell & A.Gibson; Bombay Fl.: 92 (1861)
species :
Osbeckia buxifolia Arn.; Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. 2: 309 (1836)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 14: 68 (1850)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Bhutan; India (Assam, Meghalaya); Bangladesh
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Wall.; Numer. List (Wall.) 144: 4072 (1831)
= Osbeckia glauca Wall. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. III. 14: 68 (1850)
species :
Osbeckia chinensis L.; Sp. Pl. 1: 345-346 (1753)
Distribution: China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); Japan (Honshu, Shikoku, Kyushu); Ryukyu Isl.; Taiwan; Nepal; N-India (Bihar, Meghalaya, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (once from Padang Pa´anat, Kelantan); Sumatra; Philippines; Java; Lesser Sunda Isl. (Bali); New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea); Australia (NE-Queensland and Cape York peninsula, Northern Territory: Arnhem Land)
36 CHI 38 JAP NNS TAI 40 BAN IND NEP 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE 42 JAW LSI MLY NWG PHI SUM 50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma lineare Reinw. ex Blume; Flora 14: 474 (1831), pro syn.
= Osbeckia boissieuana Guillaumin; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 302 (1912)
= Osbeckia chinensis var. attenuata Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 50 (1943)
= Osbeckia chinensis var. linearifolia Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 247 (1891)
= Osbeckia chinensis var. linearis (Blume) Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 48: 74 (1877)
= Osbeckia chinensis var. parasnathensis Haines; Bot. Bihar Orissa: 370 (1922)
= Osbeckia chinensis var. pusilla (Zoll. & Moritzi) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 28: 53 (1872)
= Osbeckia decora Wall.; Numer. List (Wall.) 144: 4070 (1831)
= Osbeckia glabrata Benth. ex Wall.; Numer. List (Wall.) 144: 4071 (1831)
= Osbeckia japonica Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 14: 70 (1850)
= Osbeckia kainantensis Masam.; Trans. Nat. Hist. Soc. Taiwan 33: 253 (1943)
= Osbeckia linearis Blume; Flora 14: 473 (1831)
= Osbeckia linearis var. moluccana Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 51 (1849)
= Osbeckia multiflora Blanco; Fl. Filip. (F. M. Blanco): 293 (1837), non Sm. 1813
= Osbeckia myrtifolia Blume; Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1: 51 (1850)
= Osbeckia parva E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 70 (1928)
= Osbeckia perrottetii DC. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 14: 71 (1850)
= Osbeckia pusilla Zoll. & Moritzi; Nat. en Geneesk. Arch. Neerl. Indie 2: 586 (1845)
= Osbeckia ridleyana Hosseus; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 371 (1911)
= Osbeckia sessilifolia Stokes; Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 348 (1812)
= Osbeckia truncata var. strigosa Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 248 (1891)
= Osbeckia watanae Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 171 (1930)
= Rhexia napaulensis Ser. ex DC.; Prodr. 3: 142 (1828)
= Tristemma angustifolium Blume; Bijdr. 1079 (1826)
variant :
var. angustifolia (D.Don) C.Y.Wu & C.Chen; Fl. Yunnan. 2: 80 (1979)
Distribution: China (Hainan, SW-Sichuan, W-Yunnan); Nepal; Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 40 NEP 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia angustifolia D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal. 221 (1825)
= Osbeckia ciliaris Ser. ex DC.; Prodr. 3: 132 (1828)
= Osbeckia tenuis Buch.-Ham. ex G.Don; Gen. Hist. 2: 760 (1832), pro syn.
variant :
var. procumbens C.Hansen; Ginkgoana 4: 60 (1977)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Osbeckia cochinchinensis Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [DC.] 7: 331 (1891)
Distribution: Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; S-Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
species :
Osbeckia crinita Benth. ex Triana; Fl. Brit. India 2: 517 (1879)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan); SE-Tibet; Nepal; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); Myanmar (Mon, Taninthayi, Yangon); Thailand; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 40 IND NEP 41 MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma crinitum Roxb.; Fl. Ind. ed. 1832. 2: 402 (1832), nom. illeg.
= Osbeckia cinerea Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [DC.] 7: 1177 (1891)
= Osbeckia crinita Benth.; Numer. List no. 4066 (1829)
= Osbeckia crinita Benth. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 14: 72 (1850)
= Osbeckia crinita var. yunnanensis Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. 7: 324 (1891)
= Osbeckia garrettii Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916: 262 (1916)
= Osbeckia mairei (H.Lév.) Craib; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10(46): 54 (1917)
= Osbeckia paludosa Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1916(10): 262-263 (1916)
= Osbeckia pulchra E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 171 (1930)
= Osbeckia pulchra var. rubra Craib; Fl. Siam. 1: 677 (1931)
= Osbeckia robusta Craib; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10(46): 54-55 (1917)
= Osbeckia septemnervia Buch.-Ham. ex Craib; Notes Bot. Gard. Edin. 10: 55 (1917)
= Osbeckia sikkimensis Craib; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10: 56 (1917)
= Osbeckia stellata var. crinita (Benth. ex Naudin) C.Hansen; Ginkgoana 4: 31 (1977)
= Osbeckia wattii Craib; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10(46): 57 (1917)
= Osbeckia yunnanensis (Cogn.) Franch. ex Craib; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 10(46): 57 (1917)
species :
Osbeckia darjeelingensis G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 25(1-4): 241 (1983 publ. 1985)
Distribution: India (Sikkim, West Bengal)
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Osbeckia dolichophylla Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. III. 14: 64 (1850)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Osbeckia ericoides Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht, No. 91, 51 (1943)
Distribution: Sumatra (Lingga Arch.)
42 SUM
species :
Osbeckia gracilis Bedd.; Madr. J. Sci. Ser. III 1: 45 (1864), et Trans. Linn. Soc. 25: 216 (1865)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia lineolata Gamble; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1918: 241 (1918)
= Osbeckia sublaevia Cogn.; DC. Monogr. Phan 7: 321 (1891)
variant :
var. anamalayana (Giri & M.P.Nayar) H.B.Naithani & S.Biswas; H. B. Naithani, Flow. Pl. India, Nepal & Bhutan: 170 (1990)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia lineolata var. anamalayana G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; Bull. Bot. Surv. India, 25(1-4): 244 (1983 publ. 1985)
species :
Osbeckia hispidissima Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (Wight) 4(4): 1612 (1850)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia stellata var. hispidissima (Wight) C.Hansen; Ginkgoana 4: 37 (1977)
species :
Osbeckia lanata Alston; Trimen, Hand-Book Fl. Ceylon 6: Suppl., 121 (1931)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Osbeckia leschenaultiana DC.; Prodr. (DC.) 3: 142 (1828)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia gardneriana Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. (Wight) 3
= Osbeckia leschenaultiana Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl.: 104 (1859), nom. illeg.
= Osbeckia leschenaultiana Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient.: t. 996 (1845), nom. illeg.
species :
Osbeckia mehrana G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; Kew Bull. 41(2): 429 (1986)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Osbeckia melastomacea Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht, No. 91, 51 (1943)
Distribution: Sumatra (Bangka Isl.)
42 SUM
species :
Osbeckia moonii Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 105 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Osbeckia muralis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. III. 14: 56 (1850)
Distribution: Nepal; India (Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh)
40 IND NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia muralis var. kurzii (C.B.Clarke) K.K.Khanna; Fl. Bihar, Analysis: 204 (2001)
= Osbeckia truncata D.Don ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 322 (1834)
= Osbeckia truncata var. kurzii C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India (Hook.f.) 2: 514 (1879)
= Osbeckia zeylanica Steud. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 14: 55 (1850)
species :
Osbeckia nayarii G.S.Giri; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 4(2): 609 (1983)
Distribution: India (Assam, Meghalaya); Bangladesh
40 BAN IND
species :
Osbeckia nepalensis Hook.; Exot. Fl. 1: t. 31 (1822)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Yunnan); Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Mandalay, Sagaing); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; peninsular Malaysia (Cameron Highlands, Pahang)
36 CHI TIB 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Melastoma chulese Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 221 (1825)
= Melastoma napalense G.Lodd.; Bot. Cab. 8: t. 707 (1823), nom. nud.
= Osbeckia chulesis D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nep. 221 (1825)
variant :
var. albiflora Lindl.; Bot. Reg. 17: t. 1475 (1831)
Distribution: China (Yunnan); Tibet; Nepal
36 CHI TIB 40 NEP
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia speciosa D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 222 (1825)
variant :
var. poilanei C.Hansen; Ginkgoana 4: 70 (1977)
Distribution: Thailand; Vietnam
41 THA VIE
species :
Osbeckia nutans Wall.; [Cat. 144 n. 4068 (1831), nom. nud., Triana in Tr. Linn. S. 28: 54 (1871), nom. nud.] ex C. B. Clarke in Fl. Br. Ind. 2: 521 (1879)
Distribution: Nepal; NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal); N-Myanmar; Vietnam
40 IND NEP 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia nepalensis var. nutans (Wall. ex C.B.Clarke) D.Maity; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 27: 1235 (2003)
species :
Osbeckia octandra (L.) DC.; Prodr. 3: 142 (1828)
Distribution: Mauritius [I]; Sri Lanka
29 mau 40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Alosemis zeylanica Raf.; Sylva Tellur.: 96 (1838), nom. superfl.
= Asterostoma octandra (L.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Melastoma octandrum L.; Sp. Pl. 391 (1753)
= Osbeckia polycephala Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. III. 14: 67 (1850)
= Osbeckia simsii DC.; Prodr. (DC.) 3: 140 (1828)
species :
Osbeckia opipara C.Y.Wu & C.Chen; Guihaia 2(4): 184, 186, f. 1, 13-14 (1982)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hainan, Hunan, Jiangxi, Zhejiang); Taiwan; Thailand; ?Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 38 TAI 41 CBD THA VIE
species :
Osbeckia parvifolia Arn.; Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. 2: 308 (1836)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Amblyanthera parvifolia (Arn.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Osbeckia confertiflora Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 14: 59 (1850)
= Osbeckia cupularis var. erythrocephala (Naudin) C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 514 (1879)
= Osbeckia cupularis var. purpurascens Wawra; Itin. Princ. S. Coburgi 1: 33 (1883)
= Osbeckia erythrocephala Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. III. 14: 58 (1850)
= Osbeckia rosea Fyson; J. Indian Bot. Soc. 11: 49 (1932)
species :
Osbeckia racemosa Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 51 (1911)
Distribution: India (Nagaland, Manipur)
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Osbeckia reticulata Bedd.; Madr. J. Sci. Ser. III. 1: 45 (1864), nomen, et Trans. Linn. Soc. 25: 216 (1865)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia alveolata Bedd.; Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. (Bedd.) 1 (2-3): 37 (1874)
species :
Osbeckia rheedei Gardner ex Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. 104 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Osbeckia rostrata D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nep. 221 (1825)
Distribution: Mauritius [I]; China (Yunnan); SE-Tibet; Bhutan; India (West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Meghalaya); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Bago, Kachin, Kayin, Mandalay, Mon); ?Thailand
29 mau 36 CHI TIB 40 BAN BHU IND 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceramicalyx calvus Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Ceramicalyx pulchellus Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Ceramicalyx ternifolius (D.Don) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Melastoma pulchella Roxb.; (Hort. Beng. 90 (1814), nom. nud.) Fl. Ind. ed. 2, 2: 403 (1832)
= Osbeckia campestris Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.; Numer. List (Wall.): no. 4063 (1831)
= Osbeckia chinensis var. lancifolia Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 247 (1891)
= Osbeckia longicollis Benth. ex Wall.; Numer. List 143, n. 4065 (1831), nom. nud.
= Osbeckia pulchella (Roxb.) Wall.; Numer. List 143, n. 4059 (1831), nom. nud.
= Osbeckia pulchella Benth. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. ser. 3, 14: 73 (1850)
= Osbeckia quaterna Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 221 (1825)
= Osbeckia recalva Bedd. ex Gamble; Fl. Madras: 494 (1919), pro syn.
= Osbeckia rostrata var. longicollis Triana ex Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 46: 74 (1877)
= Osbeckia rostrata var. pulchella (Benth. ex Naudin) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 29: 54 (1872)
= Osbeckia rostrata var. sexangulata Haines; Bot. Bihar Orissa: 370 (1922)
= Osbeckia rostrata var. ternifolia (D.Don) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 54 (1872)
= Osbeckia stellata var. rostrata (D.Don) C.Hansen; Ginkgoana 4: 28 (1977)
= Osbeckia ternifolia D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nep. 221 (1825)
species :
Osbeckia rubicunda Arn.; Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. 2: 309 (1836)
Distribution: Taiwan [I]; Sri Lanka; peninsular Malaysia (twice from Perak)
38 tai 40 SRL 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia elliptica Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. III. 14: 62 (1850)
= Osbeckia perakensis Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 69: 67 (1918)
= Osbeckia rubicunda var. hakgalana C.Hansen; Ginkgoana 4: 93 (1977)
species :
Osbeckia saddlepeakensis Prashob, Manudev, Sibichen & Nampy; Phytotaxa 344(2): 186 (2018)
Distribution: Andaman Isl.
41 AND
species :
Osbeckia setosoannulata E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 71 (1928)
Distribution: SW-Thailand; Cambodia
41 CBD THA
species :
Osbeckia stellata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; B. Reg. 8: t. 674 (1822)
Distribution: China (Sichuan, Yunnan); Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; N-India (Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Kachin, Mandalay, Sagaing); Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI TIB 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Ceramicalyx stellatus (Buch.-Ham. ex Ker Gawl.) Blume; Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1: 50 (1850)
= Melastoma mairei H.Lév.; Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 11(286-290): 300 (1912)
= Melastoma stellatum Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don; Prodr. Fl. Nepal.: 221 (1825)
= Osbeckia hildebrandii Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1911: 269 (1911)
= Osbeckia marginulata Wall.; Numer. List: no. 4064 (1831), nom. nud.
= Osbeckia rhopalotricha C.Y.Wu; Fl. Yunnanica 2: 85 (1979)
= Osbeckia rostrata var. marginulata C.B.Clarke; Hook.f., Fl. Brit. India 2: 518 (1879)
= Osbeckia speciosa Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat. Ser. III. 14: 73 (1850)
= Osbeckia stellata var. marginulata (C.B.Clarke) C.Hansen; Ginkgoana 4: 27 (1977)
species :
Osbeckia thorelii Guillaumin; Lecomte, Not. Syst. ii, 301 (1912), et Bull. Soc. Bot. France 60: 365, 401 (1913)
Distribution: E-Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; S-Vietnam
41 CBD LAO THA VIE
species :
Osbeckia tirunelvelica Manickam & Murugan; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 25(3): 626 (2001 publ. 2002), nom. inval., et ex Kottaim. & Gnanasek., Phytotaxa 231(3): 300 (2015)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Osbeckia virgata D.Don ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 323 (1834)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Vietnam; Bangladesh
40 BAN IND 41 VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Asterostoma virgata (D.Don ex Wight & Arn.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Asterostoma wightiana Blume; Mus. Bot. Lugd. Bat. 1: 50 (1850)
= Melastoma glomeratum J.G.Klein ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 323 (1834), pro syn.
= Melastoma osbeckioides Ker Gawl.; Bot. Mag. 48: t. 2235 (1821)
= Melastoma rhodocarpum Wall.; Numer. List: no. 4045 (1831)
= Melastoma saxatile Dennst.; Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 30 (1818)
= Melastoma zeylanicum Pers.; Syn. 1: 472 (1805)
= Osbeckia inappendiculata D.Don ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 323 (1834)
= Osbeckia saxatilis (Dennst.) Suresh; D. H. Nicolson, Suresh & K. S. Manilal, Interpret. Van Rheede´s Hort. Malab.: 176 (1988)
species :
Osbeckia walkeri Arn.; Hook. Comp. Bot. Mag. 2: 309 (1836)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Asterostoma walkeri (Arn.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Osbeckia beckettii (Trimen) Alston; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6 (Suppl.): 121 (1931)
= Osbeckia walkeri var. bechetii Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [DC.] 7: 315 (1891)
species :
Osbeckia wightiana Benth. ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 1: 323 (1834)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Asterostoma wightiana (Benth. ex Wight & Arn.) Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 50 (1849)
= Osbeckia aspera var. wightiana (Benth. ex Wight & Arn.) Trimen; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 196 (1894)
= Osbeckia koti-gueda Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 14: 64 (1850)
= Osbeckia wightiana Benth. ex Wall.; Numer. List: no. 4074 (1831), nom. nud.
species :
Osbeckia wynaadensis C.B.Clarke; Hook.f. Fl. Brit. Ind. 2: 521 (1879)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Osbeckia yercaudensis Sarav. & Kaliam.; Phytotaxa 583(3): 292 (2023)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Osbeckia zeylanica L.f.; Suppl. 215 (1781)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka; Myanmar (Ayeyarwady); Vietnam
40 IND SRL 41 MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Osbeckia debilis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 14: 65 (1850)
= Osbeckia serialis Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., ser. 3, 14: 67 (1850)
= Osbeckia zeylanica var. non-rostrata Haines; Bot. Bihar Orissa: 369 (1922)
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