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Osbeckia

Angiospermae - Myrtales - Melastomataceae

Taxonomy
Osbeckia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Melastomaceae by Chauhan (1991).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Osbeckia Linnaeus
1991Osbeckia Chauhan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
classDicotyledoneae
RankNameAuthor
orderMyrtalesJussieu 1820
familyMelastomataceaede Jussieu 1789
genusOsbeckia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Osbeckia Linnaeus 1753
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Diet: "photoautotroph"p
Created: 2011-07-22 00:04:15
Modified: 2011-07-21 09:04:15
Source: p = phylum
Reference: Kiessling 2009

Age range: Quaternary or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Quaternary2.58 - 0.0India (Tamil Nadu) O. sp. (228792)