Osbeckia aspera
A species in the Melastomataceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Myrtales
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Osbeckia
- Species
- Osbeckia aspera
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1831
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Osbeckia aspera. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
13 synonyms in this snapshot
- Asterostoma asperaName author: (Meerb. ex Walp.) Blume
- Asterostoma kleiniiName author: (Wight & Arn.) Blume
- Melastoma asperumName author: Meerb. ex Walp.
- Melastoma asperumName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Melastoma glaucumName author: Wall.
- Osbeckia aspera var. courtallensisName author: (Gamble) Murugan & Manickam
- Osbeckia aspera var. kleiniiName author: (Wight & Arn.) C.B.Clarke
- Osbeckia capitataName author: D.Don ex Wight & Arn.
- Osbeckia courtallensisName author: Gamble
- Osbeckia kewensisName author: C.E.C.Fisch.
- Osbeckia kleiniiName author: Wight & Arn.
- Osbeckia lawsoniiName author: Gamble
- Osbeckia minorName author: Triana
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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