Melastomataceae FAMILY

Osbeckia chinensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Osbeckia chinensis is an erect, herbaceous perennial that sometimes forms woody stems and becomes shrub-like. It ranges in height from 20 - 100 cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is sometimes gathered from the wild for local use as a medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - China, Japan, India, Nepal, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to Australia.

HabitatGrassy places in lowland areas of central and southern Japan[ 58 Title Flora of Japan. (English translation) Publication Author Ohwi. G. Publisher Smithsonian Institution Year 1965 ISBN - Description The standard work. Brilliant, but not for the casual reader. ]. Hilly places, edges of paddy fields and roadsides in China[ 147 Title A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Publication Author ? Publisher Running Press; Philadelphica. Year 1977 ISBN 0-914294-92-X Description A very readable herbal from China, combining some modern methods with traditional chinese methods. ]. Grasslands on mountain slopes, grassy areas on open slopes, sparse forests, trailsides; near sea level to 2,800 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].