Names of Plants in India :: Osbeckia gracilis Bedd.

[Dinesh Valke]

Osbeckia gracilis Bedd.

os-BEK-ee-a -- named for Pehr Osbeck, Swedish explorer and naturalist ... Dave's Botanary
GRASS-il-is -- graceful; slender ... Dave's Botanary

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, retrieved 31 December 2023

Bibliography / etymology

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~~~~~ ENGLISH ~~~~~

written and spoken widely, in most parts of India

slender osbeckia

• name coined, for want of name, by Flowers of India, 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. 1 - 1002 (Published by Karnataka Biodiversity Board)
• Hassler, Michael (2004 - 2023): World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. 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

[Sam Kuzhalanattu]

Dear Dinesh ji,

Vibrant colours and nice work.

Both Malayalam and English spellings are correct, with regards, Sam.

[Dinesh Valke]

Thanks very much, Sam ji, for validating the Malayalam names, and for the appreciation.
Regards.
Dinesh