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]
- Malayalam - kaattukadali (കാട്ടുകദളി)
- Tamil - kattu-k-kadalai (காட்டுக்கடலை)
References
- ↑ "Osbeckia aspera var. aspera | Species | India Biodiversity Portal". indiabiodiversity.org. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ↑ "Osbeckia aspera - Rough Osbeckia". flowersofindia.net. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- Phenolic and Terpenoid Constituents from the Sri Lankan Medicinal Plant Osbeckia aspera
- A comparative study of the beneficial effects of Osbeckia octandra and Osbeckia aspera in liver dysfunction in rats
- In vitro studies on the immunomodulatory effects of extracts by Osbeckia aspera
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