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''Osbeckia'' is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. It was named by Carl Linnaeus for the 
Swedish
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Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically:
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explorer and naturalist Pehr Osbeck
Pehr Osbeck (1723 – 23 December 1805) was a Swedish explorer, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus. He was born in the parish of Hålanda on Västergötland and studied at Uppsala with Carolus Linnaeus.
Naturalist in Canton
In 1750 ...
(1723–1805).
Distribution
Osbeckias are native to Eastern Asia —China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...
and Australasia. Some species have been investigated as herbal remedies.
Accepted species
The following 11 species are accepted botanical names.http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Osbeckia+ The Plant List *'' Osbeckia afzelii'' (Hook. f.) Cogn. *'' Osbeckia capitata'' Benth. ex Naudin *''Osbeckia chinensis
''Osbeckia chinensis'' is a plant species in the genus '' Osbeckia''.
''Osbeckia chinensis'' contains the ellagitanin punicacortein A
Punicacortein A is an ellagitannin, a polyphenol compound. It is found in the bark of ''Punica granatum
...
'' 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
''Osbeckia stellata'' ( th, จุกนารี) is a flowering plant in the family Melastomataceae.
It is native to mountainous areas of China, Bhutan, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, Northeast India, Nepal, Thailand and Vietnam
Vietnam or Vi ...
'' 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
''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 mor ...
'' 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
''Osbeckia muralis'' is a species of plant. It goes by the common names cherkulathi and wall osbeckia.
The species is native to India and Nepal.
It is commonly used by ethnomedical practitioners in the Dakshina Kannada District. A decoction
D ...
'' Naudin
*''Osbeckia octandra
''Osbeckia octandra'', the eight stamen osbeckia, is a plant species in the genus ''Osbeckia'' of the family Melastomataceae. It is considered to be endemic to Sri Lanka, where it is known as "Heen Bovitiya - හීන් බෝවිටියා ...
'' 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
External links
Melastomataceae genera Medicinal plants Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus {{Melastomataceae-stub