Ossaea

Ossaea is a genus of flowering plants in the family Melastomataceae. There are about 90 species distributed from Mexico to South America and the Caribbean.^[1]

Ossaea
Ossaea congestiflora
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Melastomataceae
Genus:	Ossaea DC.

Species include:

• Ossaea boekei
• Ossaea incerta
• Ossaea palenquensis
• Ossaea sparrei