Osbeckia chinensis L. is a plant in the Melastomataceae family, order Myrtales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Osbeckia chinensis L.

Osbeckia chinensis L.

Osbeckia chinensis is a species in genus Osbeckia that contains the ellagitannin punicacortein A.

Genus
Osbeckia
Order
Myrtales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Osbeckia chinensis L.

Osbeckia chinensis (with the accepted scientific name Osbeckia chinensis L.) is a plant species that belongs to the genus Osbeckia. This species is known to contain punicacortein A, which is a type of ellagitannin.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Myrtales Melastomataceae Osbeckia

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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