Osbeckia gracilis

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;
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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)
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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 >

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Lovely closeup.. thanks for sharing …

Osbeckia gracilis as per another thread: Eravikulam National Park :: Osbeckia aspera :: DV07JUL

Images by Subhanjan Kayet (Id help by ES Santhosh Kumar) (Inserted by J.M.Garg)

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/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

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

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

slender osbeckia

name coined, for want of name, by Flowers of India, retrieved December 31, 2024

~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~

written in: Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) … spoken in: Karnataka

ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ sanna nekkare

name coined, for want of name; ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = small, or slender; ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ nekkare = name given to Melastoma malabathricum L.

~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~

written in: Malayalam (മലയാളം) … spoken in: Kerala

ചെറിയ കലദി cheriya kalathi

name coined, for want of name; ചെറിയ cheriya = small, or slender; കലദി kalathi = name given to Melastoma malabathricum L.

~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~

written in: Tamil (தமிழ்) … spoken in: Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

சிறுகடலை chiru-katalai

name coined, for want of name; சிறு chiru = small, or slender; கடலை katalai = name given to Melastoma malabathricum L.

~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~

Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic

Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. 1 – 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
Hassler, Michael (2004 – 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. Version 18.3; last update Dec. 27th, 2023. Last accessed 31/12/2023.

~~~~~ 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:
Kerala plants Melnet The Plant List Ver.1.1 IPNI Flora of Karnataka India Biodiversity Portal Kerala plants Flora of Davanagere District, Karnataka, India By B. K. Manjunatha (2004- Details with keys)

Updated on December 24, 2024

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