Osbornia

Osbornia is a genus of plant in the myrtle family Myrtaceae described as a genus in 1862.[2][3][4] It contains only one known species, i.e., Osbornia octodonta, native to Borneo, the Philippines, and Australia (Northern Territory, Queensland, and northern Western Australia).[5][6][3]

For the genus of planthoppers in the family Tropiduchidae, see Osbornia (planthopper).

Mangrove myrtle
Osbornia octodonta, the mangrove myrtle
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Myrtaceae
Subfamily: Myrtoideae
Tribe: Osbornieae
Genus: Osbornia
F.Muell.
Species:
O. octodonta
Binomial name
Osbornia octodonta

References
  1. "Osbornia octodonta F.Muell. — The Plant List". Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. "Osbornia". Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. Mueller, Ferdinand Jacob Heinrich von. 1862. Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ 3: 30-31 in Latin
  4. Tropicos, Osbornia F. Muell.
  5. "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew". Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  6. "Osbornia". The Plant List. Retrieved 2011-04-10.


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