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Osbeckia minor
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Family:
MELASTOMATACEAE
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Citation: Osbeckia minor Triana, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 55. 1871; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 492(347). 1919; Subram., Fl. Thenmala Div. 142. 1995; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 279. 2002.
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Description:
Small shrubs, bushy-branched. Stem scabrid with short and long hairs mixed. Leaves small, 0.8-1.5 x 0.6-1 cm, elliptic, acute at apex, attenuate at base, 3-ribbed, upper side with stout and slender hairs mixed, all adnate except for mucronate tip, lower side with long hairs on ribs and short ones on lamina. Cymes terminal, 1-3 flowered. Calyx tube 0.5-0.6 cm, campanulate; lobes 5, 0.2-0.25 cm, ovate lanceolate, ciliate on margins, tube with simple hairs; appendage with 3 bristles. Petals purple, 0.6-0.8 x c. 0.3 cm. Stamens 10; anthers 0.5-0.6 cm long; style exserted, 1-1.2 cm long; ovary topped with stiff tufted hairs. Capsules cylindric, 0.4-0.5 cm long, 0.3-0.35 cm diam.
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Habit:
Shrub
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Flowering & Fruiting:
April-June
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District(s):
Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Evergreen forests
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Distribution:
Southern Western Ghats
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
Purple
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
Southern Western Ghats
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
600-900
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Localities:
Kulathupuzha, Athirumala
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