About Osbeckia zubeengargiana:
- It is a new plant species.
- It was discovered in the grasslands of Manas National Park in Baksa District, Assam.
- It has been named after celebrated Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, marking a rare tribute from the world of botany to a cultural icon of the region.
- The plant belongs to the Melastomataceae family, a group known for its diverse flowering shrubs found across tropical and subtropical regions.
- It is a perennial erect shrub.
- The plant is characterised by its delicate purple to pinkish four-petalled (tetramerous) flowers.
- The shrub thrives in moist soil conditions and blooms seasonally, adding to the floral diversity of the grassland ecosystem.
- The plant typically flowers and bears fruit between mid-September and January.
