Melastomataceae
Bristletips
Oxyspora paniculata
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Genus
- Oxyspora
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 尖子木, 牙娥拔翠, 砚山红, 遍山红, 酒瓶果
- English
- Bristletips
Synonyms
- Arthrostemma paniculatum D.Don
- Rhexia paniculata (D.Don) Buch.-Ham. ex Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced
Photos
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Salty Salmon, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Jean-Francois chabrand, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Franz Xaver, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Mevicka, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: A. J. T. Johnsingh, WWF-India and NCF, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Hemanth Kumar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Xavier benony, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Kamthenlal Dimngel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.