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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;
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.
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Osbeckia aspera (L.) Blume … family: Melastomataceae or a.k.a. Melastomaceae
os-BEK-ee-a — Named for Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist … Dave’s Botanary
AS-per-uh — rough … Dave’s Botanary commonly known as: rough osbeckia, rough small-leaved spider flower • Malayalam: കാട്ടുകദളി kaattukadali • Tamil:காட்டுக்கடலை kattu-k-kadalai botanical names: Osbeckia aspera (L.) Blume … synonyms: Melastoma asperum L. • Osbeckia wightiana Benth. ex Wight & Arn. …NPGS / GRIN Show trimmed content Lovely closeup.. thanks for sharing …
Osbeckia sp for id request : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1) Taken on 6 october 2015,
Place Munnar, Kerala Petals dark purple. Osbeckia sp? 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.
Images of Osbeckia aspera in FOI are of Osbeckia gracilis as per details herein.
Thanks very much … for pointing to the correct ID.
Will soon correct my notes at flickr. Thanks …, Correction made:
http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Slender%20Osbeckia.html
Osbeckia gracilis : 7 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (5)
Osbeckia gracilis
Eravikulam WLS, near Munnar, Kerala, in the Nilgiris. First week of October 2018
love it esp the habitat picture. says so much
References:
Kerala plants Melnet The Plant List Ver.1.1 |
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