|
Osbeckia gracilis Bedd., Madras J. Lit. Sci. ser. 3, 1: 45. 1864 (Syn: Osbeckia sublaevis Cogn. in A. & C. DC.; Osbeckia lineolata Gamble; Osbeckia lineolata Gamble var. anamalayana Giri & M.P. Nayar) as per Kerala plants & Melnet;
. commonly known as: slender osbeckia • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ sanna nekkare • Malayalam: ചെറിയ കലദി cheriya kalathi • Tamil: சிறுகடலை chiru-katalai Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/osbeckia-gracilis-bedd.html .
Stout shrubs; branches glaucous, glabrous. Leaves to 3.5 x 2 cm, elliptic-oblong, obtuse at apex and base, cuspidate, yellowish green, densely covered with half-adnated hairs spreading from midrib, 3-ribbed; petiole 3 mm long. Flowers in terminal cymes, pedicelled; calyx tube 7 mm long, densely simple-hairy, lobes 4 x 3 mm, ovate-oblong, obtuse, ciliate; petals 15 x 12 mm, obovate, ciliate, pink; anthers 5 mm long. Flowering and fruiting: January-April
Moist deciduous and shola forests
Southern Western Ghats (Endemic)
(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) .
Eravikulam National Park :: Osbeckia aspera :: DV07JUL : 1 post by 1 author. 4 images.
Eravikulam National Park
Date: June 4, 2014 … Base elevation: 2000m asl
Osbeckia aspera (L.) Blume … (family: Melastomataceae) O. lineolata now synonym under O. gracilis . Names of Plants in India :: Osbeckia aspera (L.) Blume : 3 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
via Species > O >
………..
Lovely closeup.. thanks for sharing …
Osbeckia sp for id request : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Taken on 6 october 2015, Probably Osbeckia lineolata? yes O. lineolata. but now synonym under O. gracilis . Images of Osbeckia aspera in FOI are of Osbeckia gracilis : 5 posts by 3 authors.
Thanks very much … for pointing to the correct ID. Will soon correct my notes at flickr.
Thanks …, Correction made:
http://www.flowersofindia.net/Slender%20Osbeckia.html
Osbeckia gracilis
Eravikulam WLS, near Munnar, Kerala, in the Nilgiris. First week of October 2018
love it esp the habitat picture. says so much
. Names of Plants in India :: Osbeckia gracilis Bedd: os-BEK-ee-a — named for Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist … Dave’s Botanary
GRASS-il-is — graceful; slender … Dave’s Botanarycommonly known as: slender osbeckia • Kannada: ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ sanna nekkare • Malayalam: ചെറിയ കലദി cheriya kalathi • Tamil: சிறுகடலை chiru-katalai botanical names: Osbeckia gracilis Bedd. … heterotypic synonyms: Osbeckia lineolata Gamble • Osbeckia sublaevia Cogn. … and more at POWO, retrieved 31 December 2023 Bibliography / etymology
Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~
written and spoken widely, in most parts of India
slender osbeckia
~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~
written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka
ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ sanna nekkare
~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~
written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala
ചെറിയ കലദി cheriya kalathi
~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~
written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands
சிறுகடலை chiru-katalai
~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic
~~~~~ Last updated: 31-12-2023 ~~~~~
Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/osbeckia-gracilis-bedd.html Both Malayalam and English spellings are correct . Tamil name for Osbeckia gracilis Bedd.: Please help check a Tamil name that I propose for Osbeckia gracilis Bedd. …
சிறுகடலை chiru-katalai
சிறு chiru = small, or slender; கடலை katalai = a name given to Melastoma malabathricum L.
Above Tamil name given on same lines as those of Kannada and Malayalam for Osbeckia gracilis Bedd. …
KANNADA
ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ sanna nekkare
ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = small, or slender; ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ nekkare or ನೆಕ್ಕರಿಕ nekkarika = a name given to Melastoma malabathricum L. MALAYALAM ചെറിയ കലദി cheriya kalathi ചെറിയ cheriya = small, or slender; കലദി kalathi = name given to Melastoma malabathricum L The choice of the Tamil name and the spelling look good to me.
. References: |
Disclaimer
1. For any mistake in identification or for becoming efloraofindia e-group member (for contributing towards building of efloraofindia or otherwise), pl. mail to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com or itpmods@googlegroups.com
2. For better viewing of species’ pages, colour scheme & formatting is being followed as: Description of the species, Details of other flora species on the same page, Uses/ harms, Distribution, Abundance/ Location/ Flowering time & date, Habit & habitat, Etymology & pronunciation, Other interesting information, stories etc., Others, Botanical names, Common names, Main point of discussion below, Discussion about Botanical names.
Navigation
- Award for eFloraofIndia
- Colour scheme & formatting
- Copyrights, Permissions, Citations
- eFloraofIndia appreciated
- Names of Plants in India site
- Flowersofindia site
- Posting Guidelines
- For members’ information
- Logo, Tagline, Acronym
- Volunteers required
- ‘Pitamah’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘अजेय’ ‘Ajey’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Saarthi’ ‘सारथि’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Jewel’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Grassman’ of eFloraofIndia
Follow us
