Osbeckia

Osbeckia
Osbeckia muralis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Osbeckia L.
Species
See text

Osbeckia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. It was named by Carl Linnaeus for the Swedish explorer and naturalist Pehr Osbeck (1723–1805).

Osbeckia chinensis

Profile of flower

Distribution

Osbeckias are native to Eastern Asia — China, Japan, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and Australasia. Some species have been investigated as herbal remedies.[1][2][3]

Accepted species

The following 11 species are accepted botanical names.[4]

• Osbeckia afzelii (Hook. f.) Cogn.
• Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Naudin
• Osbeckia chinensis L.
• Osbeckia crinita Benth. ex C.B. Clarke
• Osbeckia decandra (Sm.) DC.
• Osbeckia nepalensis Hook. f.
• Osbeckia nutans Wall. ex C.B. Clarke
• Osbeckia porteresii Jacq.-Fél.
• Osbeckia praviantha Jacq.-Fél.
• Osbeckia stellata Buch.-Ham. ex Ker Gawl.
• Osbeckia tubulosa Sm.

Unresolved species

Following botanical names are used in the texts, but categorized as Unresolved by The Plant List.

• Osbeckia aspera Bl.
• Osbeckia brachystemon Naudin
• Osbeckia calotricha A. Chev.
• Osbeckia capitata Benth. ex Walp.
• Osbeckia ciliaris Ser. ex DC.
• Osbeckia cogniauxiana De Wild.
• Osbeckia crepiniana Cogn.
• Osbeckia cupularis D. Don ex Wight & Arn.
• Osbeckia elliptica Naudin
• Osbeckia incana E. Mey. ex Hochst.
• Osbeckia lanata Alston
• Osbeckia leschnaultiana DC.
• Osbeckia liberica Stapf
• Osbeckia mehrana Giri & Nayar
• Osbeckia muralis Naudin
• Osbeckia octandra DC.
• Osbeckia porteresii Jacq.-Fél.
• Osbeckia praviantha Jacq.-Fél.
• Osbeckia pusilla De Wild.
• Osbeckia reticulata Bedd.
• Osbeckia rubicunda Arn.
• Osbeckia septemnervia Ham. ex Craib
• Osbeckia tubulosa Sm.
• Osbeckia umlaasiana Hochst.
• Osbeckia virgata D. Don ex Wight & Arn.
• Osbeckia wattii Craib
• Osbeckia wynaadensis C.B. Clarke
• Osbeckia zeylanica Steud. ex Naudin

References

1. M. I. Thabrew; R. D. Hughes; C. D. Gove; B. Portmann; R. Williams; I. G. McFarlane (2000-04-01). "Protection by Osbeckia aspera against carbon tetrachloride-mediated alterations in microsomal drug metabolizing enzyme activity". Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 52 (4): 461–465. doi:10.1211/0022357001774084. PMID 10813559. S2CID 36483857.
2. K. A. P. W. Jayatilaka & M. I. Thabrew (1995). "Protective effects of Osbeckia octandra against paracetamol-induced liver injury". Xenobiotica. 25 (9): 1009–1017. doi:10.3109/00498259509046671. PMID 8553682.
3. http://pharmascholars.com/PSL/Issue/770/?title=Anthocyanin%20diversity%20in%20osbeckia%20l.%20Species%20from%20munnar%20hills ^[dead link‍]
4. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Osbeckia+ The Plant List