Osbeckia aspera

Rough Osbeckia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Osbeckia
Species: O. aspera
Binomial name
Osbeckia aspera
Bl.

Rough Osbeckia, (Osbeckia aspera), also known as 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]

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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