*Osbeckia gracilis* Bedd. [image: Osbeckia gracilis Bedd.] *os-BEK-ee-a* -- named for Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=Osbeckia> *GRASS-il-is* -- graceful; slender ... Dave's Botanary <http://davesgarden.com/guides/botanary/search.php?search_text=gracilis>
*commonly known as*: slender osbeckia • *Kannada*: ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ sanna nekkare • *Malayalam*: ചെറിയ കലദി cheriya kalathi • *Tamil*: சிறுகடலை chiru-katalai *botanical names*: *Osbeckia gracilis* Bedd. ... *heterotypic synonyms*: *Osbeckia lineolata* Gamble • *Osbeckia sublaevia* Cogn. ... and more at POWO <https://powo.science.kew.org/>, retrieved 31 December 2023 Bibliography / etymology Links listed as references in the notes below, may not remain valid permanently. Portals / websites have a tendency to re-organize / revise their content, leading to change in URLs of pages in their site. Some sites may even close down at their own will. ~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~ written and spoken widely, in most parts of India *slender osbeckia* - name coined, for want of name, by Flowers of India <http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Slender%20Osbeckia.html>, retrieved December 31, 2024 ~~~~~ KANNADA ~~~~~ written in: *Kannada* (ಕನ್ನಡ) ... spoken in: *Karnataka* *ಸಣ್ಣ ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ sanna nekkare* - name coined, for want of name; ಸಣ್ಣ sanna = small, or slender; ನೆಕ್ಕರೆ nekkare = name given to *Melastoma malabathricum* L. ~~~~~ MALAYALAM ~~~~~ written in: *Malayalam* (മലയാളം) ... spoken in: *Kerala* *ചെറിയ കലദി cheriya kalathi* - name coined, for want of name; ചെറിയ cheriya = small, or slender; കലദി kalathi = name given to *Melastoma malabathricum* L. ~~~~~ TAMIL ~~~~~ written in: *Tamil* (தமிழ்) ... spoken in: *Tamil Nadu*, Andaman & Nicobar Islands *சிறுகடலை chiru-katalai* - name coined, for want of name; சிறு chiru = small, or slender; கடலை katalai = name given to *Melastoma malabathricum* L. ~~~~~ DISTRIBUTION in INDIA ~~~~~ Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu; endemic - Karnataka Biodiversity Board, 2019. FLORA OF KARNATAKA, A Checklist, Volume – 2: Gymnosperms and Angiosperms. <https://kbb.karnataka.gov.in/storage/pdf-files/Flora%20of%20Karnataka/Part%202.pdf> 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board) - Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. <https://www.worldplants.de/world-plants-complete-list/complete-plant-list> Version 18.3; last update Dec. 27th, 2023. Last accessed 31/12/2023. ~~~~~ Last updated: 31-12-2023 ~~~~~ Names compiled / updated at https://dineshvalke.blogspot.com/2023/12/osbeckia-gracilis-bedd.html Regards. Dinesh -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "eFloraofIndia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/indiantreepix/CABSQqC24dmkam3atRw6pR8c%2BY%2BFwqeJFms%3DqpJBwNjewUmYUPg%40mail.gmail.com.
