Osbeckia aspera

Rough osbeckia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Myrtales
Family:Melastomataceae
Genus:Osbeckia
Species: O. aspera
Binomial name
Osbeckia aspera
Blume

Osbeckia aspera, the rough osbeckia or rough small-leaved spider flower, is a plant species in the genus Osbeckia of the family Melastomataceae. It is native to India and Sri Lanka. Leaves are elliptic-lanceolate, base attenuate with more or less velvet-hairy on both sides. Flowers are pink in color, show terminal cymes inflorescence. Fruits are single seeded capsule.[1]

Common name[2]

  • Malayalam - kaattukadali (കാട്ടുകദളി)
  • Tamil - kattu-k-kadalai (காட்டுக்கடலை)

References

  1. ↑ "Osbeckia aspera var. aspera | Species | India Biodiversity Portal". indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
  2. ↑ "Osbeckia aspera - Rough Osbeckia". flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2015-07-04.


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