• The species was named after Assamese music icon Zubeen Garg, and the discovery was published in the scientific journal Phytotaxa.

About Osbeckia zubeengargiana:
Research Work: It was documented during floristic surveys conducted between 2021 and 2025, in Baksa district (Assam).
Genus Family: The newly identified species, Osbeckia zubeengargiana, belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
Key Features: The species exhibits similarities with Osbeckia rostrata but differs in several morphological traits like: leaf structure, flower arrangement, hypanthium shape and seed size.

• The researchers described the new plant species  as a perennial erect shrub that can grow a maximum 3.5 metres(m) in height and produces distinctive pink tetramerous flowers.
• The plant typically flowers and bears fruit between mid-September and January.

Significance: The discovery enriches the botanical diversity of Assam and contributes to scientific knowledge of the genus Osbeckia, which is widely distributed across Southeast Asia including several endemic species in Eastern Himalayas and the Western Ghats.