Biology:Osbeckia aspera
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Rough osbeckia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Osbeckia |
| Species: | O. aspera
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| Binomial name | |
| Osbeckia aspera Blume
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Osbeckia aspera, the rough osbeckia or 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. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/263565. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
- ↑ "Osbeckia aspera - Rough Osbeckia". flowersofindia.net. http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Rough%20Osbeckia.html. Retrieved 2015-07-04.
Wikidata ☰ Q17588214 entry
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