Heen Bovitiya flowers bloom at Horton Plains Sri Lanka
| Common Names | Osbeckia | |
| Name Sinhalese | Heen Bovitiya | |
| Categories | Small Tree, Rare, Herbs | |
Genus
| Species | |
| Scientific Name |
Osbeckia
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octandra
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| Uses | Heenbovitiya is use as a powerful herbs of Ayurveda medicine in Sri Lanka | |
| Description | The Osbeckia octandra Melastomataceae of family Small evergreen tree about 1 to 2 meters tall, has dark green simple leaves with beautiful purple flowers with yellow middle about 5-8 cm wide. Native to Sri Lanka and India.The plant can be found on close to water streams, woodlands , small and large forest in wet land of Sri Lanka. Also found in hybrids on home garden as a ornamental plant. | |
Wild flower blooming - Heen bovitiya
Osbeckia stellata flowering pl;ant growth as a ornamental
Osbeckia stellata flowering pl;ant growth as a ornamental
