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Osbeckia muralis

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Species of plant

Osbeckia muralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Osbeckia
Species: O. muralis
Binomial name
Osbeckia muralis
Naudin

Osbeckia muralis is a species of plant. It goes by the common names cherkulathi and wall osbeckia.

The species is native to India and Nepal.

It is commonly used by ethnomedical practitioners in the Dakshina Kannada District. A decoction, derived from the plant's flowers, is given to children that have skin diseases.

References

  1. ^ "Osbeckia muralis Naudin | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  2. "Osbeckia muralis Naud. | Species". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
  3. Udayan, P S; Harinarayanan, M K; Tushkar, K V; Balachandran, Indira (April 2008). "Some common plants used by Kurichiar tribes of Tirunelli forest, Wayanad district, Kerala in medicine and other traditional uses". Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 7 (2): 252. Retrieved 2021-12-26.
Taxon identifiers
Osbeckia muralis


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