Osbeckia
Encyclopedia
Osbeckia is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae
. It was named by Carolus Linnaeus
for the Swedish
explorer and naturalist Pehr Osbeck
(1723–1805).
. Some species have been investigated as herbal remedies.
Melastomataceae
right|thumb|200px|Characteristic venation of many melastomesThe family Melastomataceae is a taxon of dicotyledonous flowering plants found mostly in the tropics comprising some 200 genera and 4500 species...
. It was named by Carolus Linnaeus
Carolus Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus , also known after his ennoblement as , was a Swedish botanist, physician, and zoologist, who laid the foundations for the modern scheme of binomial nomenclature. He is known as the father of modern taxonomy, and is also considered one of the fathers of modern ecology...
for the Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
explorer and naturalist Pehr Osbeck
Pehr Osbeck
Pehr Osbeck was a Swedish explorer, naturalist and an apostle of Carl Linnaeus.-Naturalist in Canton:He was born in the parish of Hålanda in Västergötland and studied at Uppsala with Carolus Linnaeus...
(1723–1805).
Dsitribution
Osbeckias are native to Eastern Asia — China, Japan, Malaysia, Sri Lanka and AustralasiaAustralasia
Australasia is a region of Oceania comprising Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes...
. Some species have been investigated as herbal remedies.
Selected species
- Osbeckia aspera
- Osbeckia australiana
- Osbeckia chinensis
- Osbeckia crinita
- Osbeckia octandra
- Osbeckia opipara
- Osbeckia rostrata
- Osbeckia rubicunda
- Osbeckia stellata
- Osbeckia wightiana
- Osbeckia zeylanica