Osbeckia

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).

Distribution
Osbeckias are native to Eastern Asia — China, Japan, Malaysia, India, Sri Lanka and Australasia. Some species have been investigated as herbal remedies.

Accepted species
The following 11 species are accepted botanical names.


 * 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
Following 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