- Source: Osbornia
Osbornia is a monotypic genus of mangrove in the myrtle family Myrtaceae. 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. It was first described in 1862 by Ferdinand von Mueller, based on material collected in Trinity Bay. who published the description in his tome Fragmenta Phytographiæ Australiæ. It is usually found on the landward side of mangrove forests.
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Data related to Osbornia octodonta at Wikispecies
Media related to Osbornia octodonta at Wikimedia Commons
View a map of historical sightings of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
View observations of this species on iNaturalist
View images of this species on Flickriver
FloraBase: Osbornia Archived 2011-03-21 at the Wayback Machine