Melastoma mairei(Osbeckia stellata) Blooms

Common Names	Blue Tongue, Rhododendron, Lassiandra, Starry Osbeckia
Name Sinhalese	Mal Bovitiya, Osbeckia
Categories	Shrub, Rare, Ornamental
	Genus	Species
Scientific Name	Osbeckia	stellata x Osbeckia scaberrima
Uses	Osbeckia stellata  is grow as a ornamental plant in Sri Lanka
Description	The Osbeckia stellata,  Melastomataceae of  family, Small evergreen shrub about 1 meters tall,  has dark green simple leaves. with beautiful  flowers bloom in color purple petals white middle about 5-8 cm wide. It is now Naturalize in  Sri Lanka and commonly found on  home gardens as a ornamental plant.

Osbeckia scaberrima x Osbeckia  stellata flowering plant growth as a ornamental plant

Osbekia stellata blooms in a Pot(6 petals hybrid)

Melastoma polyanthum x stellata

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	octandra
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