''Osbeckia muralis'' is a species of plant. It goes by the

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cherkulathi and wall osbeckia. The species is native to

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and

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. It is commonly used by ethnomedical practitioners in the

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. A

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, derived from the plant's flowers, is given to children that have skin diseases.

References

muralis Plants described in 1850 Taxa named by Charles Victor Naudin {{Melastomataceae-stub