Osbeckia nutans Wall.

Species

Angiosperms > Myrtales > Melastomataceae > Osbeckia

Characteristics

Shrubs to 1.5 m tall. Branches densely covered with appressed short trichomes. Petiole 1.5-2 cm; leaf blades narrowly ovate or lanceolate, 3.6-5.5 × 0.5-1 cm, abaxially glabrous or almost so but scabrous on veins, adaxially glabrous-striolate, secondary veins 1(or 2) on each side of midvein, base acute to broadly rounded, apex narrowly acute to acute. Inflorescences terminal clusters of up to 4 flowers, with 2-4 bracteal leaves at base; bracts sessile, ovate, both surfaces glabrous or sparsely strigose only on midvein. Hypanthium 4-4.5 × 4-4.5 mm, glabrous, with pectinate scalelike trichomes between bases of calyx lobes. Calyx lobes broadly lanceolate, 6.5-7.5 mm, glabrous, margin ciliate. Capsule usually nodding, 6.5-8.5 × 5-6.5 mm, ovary exceeding hypanthium by 1.5-3 mm.
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A shrub. It grows 1.5 m tall The branches have dense hairs. The leaves are oval and 4-6 cm long by 1 cm wide. The flowers are in clusters of up to 4 at the ends of branches. The fruit is a nodding capsule 7-9 mm long by 5-7 mm wide.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.5
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Environment

It is a subtropical plant. It grows in grassland between 2,000-3,000 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The ripe fruit are eaten.
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Edible fruits
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Distribution

Osbeckia nutans world distribution map, present in China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Viet Nam

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:574127-1
WFO ID wfo-0001280625
COL ID 74YPG
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Synonyms

Osbeckia nutans