Osbeckia crinita Benth.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Osbeckia

Characteristics

A small shrub. It grows 1 m tall. It is hairy. The stems are reddish. The leaves have veins running along the leaf. The flowers are 5 cm long. They are pink.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. In Yunnan.
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Usage

The fruit are eaten as a vegetable.
Uses medicinal
Edible flowers fruits
Therapeutic use Toothache (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:574048-1
WFO ID wfo-0001219841
COL ID 6SYQH
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Osbeckia robusta Osbeckia crinita Osbeckia yunnanensis