Osbornia

{{for|the genus of planthoppers in the family Tropiduchidae|Osbornia (planthopper)}}

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|name = Mangrove myrtle

|image = Osbor octod 110319-13636 sagt.jpg

|image_caption = Osbornia octodonta, the mangrove myrtle

|status = LC

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{R|IUCN}}

|display_parents = 3

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|genus = Osbornia

|parent_authority = F.Muell.{{R|POWO1}}

|species = octodonta

|authority = F.Muell.{{R|POWO2|WFO}}

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Osbornia is a monotypic genus of mangrove in the myrtle family Myrtaceae.{{R|POWO1}} The sole species is Osbornia octodonta, commonly known as the myrtle mangrove, which inhabits coastal areas of Borneo, the Philippines, the Lesser Sunda Islands. the Northern Territory, Queensland, and northern Western Australia.{{R|POWO2}} It was first described in 1862 by Ferdinand von Mueller, based on material collected in Trinity Bay.{{R|BHL}} who published the description in his tome Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ.{{R|BHL}} It is usually found on the landward side of mangrove forests.{{R|LOVELOCK}}

References

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{{cite iucn |author=Ellison, J., Koedam, N.E., Wang, Y., Primavera, J., Jin Eong, O., Wan-Hong Yong, J. & Ngoc Nam, V. |year=2010 |title=Osbornia octodonta |volume=2010 |page=e.T178849A7626146 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-2.RLTS.T178849A7626146.en |access-date=9 February 2023}}

{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:27681-1 |title=Osbornia octodonta F.Muell. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=9 February 2023}}

{{cite web |url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:600448-1 |title=Osbornia octodonta F.Muell. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=9 February 2023}}

{{cite web |url=http://www.worldfloraonline.org/taxon/wfo-0000261330 |title=Osbornia octodonta F.Muell. |website=World Flora Online |publisher=World Flora Online Consortium |access-date=9 February 2023}}

{{cite book |last1=Mueller |first1=Ferdinand von |title=Fragmenta phytographiae Australiae |date=1862 |volume=v.3 1862-63 |publisher=Joannis Ferres |location=Melbourne |pages=30–31 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/759673 |access-date=9 February 2023}}

{{cite book |last1=Lovelock |first1=Catherine |others=Illustrated by Steve Clarke |author1-link=Catherine Lovelock |date=1993 |title=Field Guide to the Mangroves of Queensland |url=https://researchdata.edu.au/field-guide-mangroves-queensland/677761 |location= |publisher=Australian Institute of Marine Science |page=34 |isbn=0642185026}}

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External links

{{Wikispecies-inline |Osbornia octodonta |Osbornia octodonta}}
{{Commons category-inline |Osbornia octodonta |Osbornia octodonta}}
[https://avh.ala.org.au/occurrences/search?taxa=Osbornia+octodonta#tab_mapView View a map] of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
[https://inaturalist.ala.org.au/observations?taxon_id=196665 View observations] of this species on iNaturalist
[https://flickriver.com/search/Osbornia+octodonta View images] of this species on Flickriver
FloraBase: [http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21840 Osbornia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110321204641/http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21840 |date=2011-03-21 }}

Category:Monotypic Myrtaceae genera

Category:Flora of Queensland

Category:Flora of the Northern Territory

Category:Flora of Western Australia

Category:Flora of Malesia

Category:Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller

Category:Plants described in 1862