Botanical Name / Osbeckia octandra DC.

Genus: Osbeckia
Group: 1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons Family: Melastomataceae Genus: Osbeckia
Common sinhala name
Heen Bovitiya
Habit
Shrub
Origin
Endemic
Conservation status
LC-Least Concern
Legal status
Not protected
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Osbeckia octandra DC.
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Osbeckia octandra DC.
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Osbeckia octandra DC.

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