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Osbeckia stellata.jpg

Osbeckia stellata  Buch.-Ham. ex Ker Gawl.

Starry Osbeckia

Plants > Angiosperms > ​Melastomataceae > ​​Osbeckia stellata

Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Angiosperms
Class: Dicots
Order: Myrtales
Family: ​Melastomataceae
Genus: Osbeckia
Species: stellata


  • Common names: ​Starry Osbeckia
  • Thai names: โคลงเคลงหิน khlong khleng hin (Loei), เฒ่านั่งฮุ่ง thao nang hung (Chiang Mai), เอ็นอ้าขน en a khon (Loei)
  • Chinese names: 星毛金锦香 xing mao jin jin xiang
  • Distribution: Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Laos, NE India, Myanmar, Nepal, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Image locations: Mae Hong Son (Pang Mapha)
  • Map info: Provinces are highlighted according to phytogeographical areas as used in the Flora of Thailand project.
  • Additional notes: 
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Image locations

Images of Osbeckia stellata from Thailand.
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Osbeckia stellata, Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, September 2017
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Osbeckia stellata, Pang Mapha, Mae Hong Son, September 2017

References:  
​The Plant List
Forest Herbarium - BKF​
Siam Forest Collection
Flora of China
Please note that individual species identifications do not necessarily represent the opinion of all contributors.

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