Biology:Osbeckia chinensis

Osbeckia chinensis
	Osbeckia chinensis, drawn by Osbeck
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Osbeckia
Species:	O. chinensis
Binomial name
	Osbeckia chinensis; L.
Subspecies
	Osbeckia chinensis var. chinensis; Osbeckia chinensis var. angustifolia;

Short description: Species of flowering plant

Osbeckia chinensis is a plant species in the genus Osbeckia.

Osbeckia chinensis contains the ellagitanin punicacortein A.^[1]

Osbeckia chinensis var. chinensis, Melastomataceae - Kambodscha/Cambodia, ca. 10 km SE Voen Sai (Prov. Ratanakkiri)

References

↑ Tannin antioxidants from Osbeckia chinensis. Jeng-De Su, Toshihiko Osawa, Shunro Kawakishi and Mitsuo Namiki, Phytochemistry, Volume 27, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 1315–1319, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(88)80184-5

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Osbeckia chinensis

Osbeckia chinensis, drawn by Osbeck
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Osbeckia
Species:	O. chinensis
Binomial name
*Osbeckia chinensis* L.
Subspecies
Osbeckia chinensis var. chinensis Osbeckia chinensis var. angustifolia