Osbeckia octandra (L.) DC.

PLANTS of CEYLON
Osbeckia octandra (L.) DC,
(Melastomataceae)
Localit^ndy-Nuwara Eliya road (A5);
mile marker 21/4.
Occurrence
Road side community; red lateritic
soil.
Date 10.2.68	No-g^.
Coll. P. L. Comanor	Alt.	750 m
Remarks Shrub, common, 1 m; flowers,
pink-violet.
Pollen collected.
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
From THE UNITED STATES NATIONAL HERBARIUM
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