Osbeckia chinensis

Osbeckia chinensis
Osbeckia chinensis, drawn by Osbeck
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Osbeckia
Species: O. chinensis
Binomial name
Osbeckia chinensis
L.
Subspecies

Osbeckia chinensis var. chinensis
Osbeckia chinensis var. angustifolia

Osbeckia chinensis is a plant species in the genus Osbeckia.

O. chinensis contains the ellagitanin punicacortein A.[1]

Osbeckia chinensis var. chinensis, Melastomataceae - Kambodscha/Cambodia, ca. 10 km SE Voen Sai (Prov. Ratanakkiri)

References

  1. Tannin antioxidants from Osbeckia chinensis. Jeng-De Su, Toshihiko Osawa, Shunro Kawakishi and Mitsuo Namiki, Phytochemistry, Volume 27, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 1315–1319, doi:10.1016/0031-9422(88)80184-5
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