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).
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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 L. |
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Distribution
editOsbeckias 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
editThe 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
editFollowing 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
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- ^ 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 36483857.461-465&rft.date=2000-04-01&rft_id=https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:36483857#id-name=S2CID&rft_id=info:pmid/10813559&rft_id=info:doi/10.1211/0022357001774084&rft.au=M. I. Thabrew&rft.au=R. D. Hughes&rft.au=C. D. Gove&rft.au=B. Portmann&rft.au=R. Williams&rft.au=I. G. McFarlane&rft_id=https://doi.org/10.1211%2F0022357001774084&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Osbeckia" class="Z3988">
- ^ 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 8553682.1009-1017&rft.date=1995&rft_id=info:doi/10.3109/00498259509046671&rft_id=info:pmid/8553682&rft.au=K. A. P. W. Jayatilaka & M. I. Thabrew&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:Osbeckia" class="Z3988">
- ^ http://pharmascholars.com/PSL/Issue/770/?title=Anthocyanin diversity in osbeckia l. Species from munnar hills [dead link]
- ^ http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/search?q=Osbeckia The Plant List
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