Sonerila Explained
Sonerila[1] is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. This genus is characterized the by presence of three petals (along with the genera Stussenia and Lithobium) as opposed to five in the other members of the family. Most members of the genus prefer growing in shady habitats. It is a large genus including about 175 species.[2]
This is primarily an Asiatic genus of the tropical and subtropical regions distributed from India and Sri Lanka to the Indo-Pacific.[3] The members of the group are generally herbs or under shrubs, including some stemless members. Leaves opposite, leaf margin entire or serrulate. Inflorescence usually scorpioid cymes. Flowers in most species purple, some members with reddish or white flowers. Stamens 3, (in one whorl) or rarely 6 (in two whorls). Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Many species of this genus have restricted distribution and very small populations and would thus be regarded as Vulnerable (VU) or Endangered (EN) based on IUCN Red List criteria though this taxon has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.
Species
Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of September 2021:[4]
- Sonerila affinis
- Sonerila aiensis
- Sonerila albiflora
- Sonerila amoena
- Sonerila anaimudica
- Sonerila annamica
- Sonerila arguta
- Sonerila arnottiana
- Sonerila arunachalensis
- Sonerila barbata
- Sonerila barnesii
- Sonerila beccariana
- Sonerila belluta
- Sonerila bensonii
- Sonerila bicolor
- Sonerila biflora
- Sonerila bokorense
- Sonerila bolavenensis
- Sonerila borneensis
- Sonerila bracteata
- Sonerila brandisiana
- Sonerila brunonis
- Sonerila buruensis
- Sonerila calaminthifolia
- Sonerila calophylla
- Sonerila calycula
- Sonerila cannanorensis
- Sonerila cantonensis
- Sonerila cardamomensis
- Sonerila celebica
- Sonerila clarkei
- Sonerila coimbatorensis
- Sonerila cordifolia
- Sonerila coriacea
- Sonerila corneri
- Sonerila costulata
- Sonerila crassicaulis
- Sonerila crassiuscula
- Sonerila daalenii
- Sonerila decipiens
- Sonerila devicolamensis
- Sonerila dharii
- Sonerila dongnathamensis
- Sonerila elatostemoides
- Sonerila elegans
- Sonerila elliptica
- Sonerila epeduncula
- Sonerila erecta
- Sonerila exacoides
- Sonerila finetii
- Sonerila firma
- Sonerila fraseri
- Sonerila froidevilleana
- Sonerila gadgiliana
- Sonerila gamblei
- Sonerila gardneri
- Sonerila gimlettei
- Sonerila glaberrima
- Sonerila glabricaulis
- Sonerila glabriflora
- Sonerila grandiflora
- Sonerila grandis
- Sonerila griffithii
- Sonerila guneratnei
- Sonerila hainanensis
- Sonerila harmandii
- Sonerila harveyi
- Sonerila helferi
- Sonerila heterophylla
- Sonerila hirsuta
- Sonerila hirsutissima
- Sonerila hirsutula
- Sonerila hirtella
- Sonerila hirtiflora
- Sonerila hookeriana
- Sonerila impatiens
- Sonerila inaequalis
- Sonerila insignis
- Sonerila integrifolia
- Sonerila janakiana
- Sonerila junghuhniana
- Sonerila kanniyakumariana
- Sonerila keralensis
- Sonerila khasiana
- Sonerila kinabaluensis
- Sonerila laeviuscula
- Sonerila lanceolata
- Sonerila lateritica
- Sonerila lecomtei
- Sonerila linearis
- Sonerila longipetiolata
- Sonerila macrantha
- Sonerila maculata
- Sonerila malabarica
- Sonerila margaritacea
- Sonerila metallica
- Sonerila microcarpa
- Sonerila minima
- Sonerila mollis
- Sonerila moluccana
- Sonerila nagyana
- Sonerila nairii
- Sonerila nana
- Sonerila nayariana
- Sonerila neglecta
- Sonerila nemakadensis
- Sonerila neodriessenioides
- Sonerila nervulosa
- Sonerila nidularia
- Sonerila nodosa
- Sonerila nodulosa
- Sonerila nudiscapa
- Sonerila obliqua
- Sonerila obovata
- Sonerila pallida
- Sonerila papuana
- Sonerila parameswaranii
- Sonerila parishii
- Sonerila parviflora
- Sonerila pedunculata
- Sonerila pedunculosa
- Sonerila pilosula
- Sonerila plagiocardia
- Sonerila primuloides
- Sonerila prostrata
- Sonerila pulchella
- Sonerila pulneyensis
- Sonerila pumila
- Sonerila purpurascens
- Sonerila pusilla
- Sonerila raghaviana
- Sonerila ramosa
- Sonerila repens
- Sonerila rheedei
- Sonerila rhombifolia
- Sonerila robusta
- Sonerila rotundifolia
- Sonerila rubro-villosa
- Sonerila rudis
- Sonerila rufidula
- Sonerila ruttenii
- Sonerila ruttneri
- Sonerila sadasivanii
- Sonerila sahyadrica
- Sonerila saxosa
- Sonerila scapigera
- Sonerila secunda
- Sonerila silvatica
- Sonerila speciosa
- Sonerila spectabilis
- Sonerila squarrosa
- Sonerila sreenarayaniana
- Sonerila stricta
- Sonerila succulenta
- Sonerila suffruticosa
- Sonerila sulpheyi
- Sonerila talbotii
- Sonerila tenera
- Sonerila tenuifolia
- Sonerila tetraptera
- Sonerila tinnevelliensis
- Sonerila tomentella
- Sonerila travancorica
- Sonerila trianae
- Sonerila triflora
- Sonerila trinervis
- Sonerila tuberculifera
- Sonerila tuberosa
- Sonerila urceolata
- Sonerila vatphouensis
- Sonerila veldkampiana
- Sonerila velutina
- Sonerila versicolor
- Sonerila verticillata
- Sonerila victoriae
- Sonerila villosa
- Sonerila violifolia
- Sonerila virgata
- Sonerila wallichii
- Sonerila wightiana
- Sonerila woodii
- Sonerila wynaadensis
- Sonerila zeylanica
Notes and References
- Book: Roxburgh. William. Flora Indica Vol 1. 1820. Mission Press. India. 493. Roxburgh, W. (1820) Sonerila. In: Carey, W. (ed.), Flora Indica, 1. Mission Press, Serampore. 493 pp..
- Lundin. Roger. Nordenstam. Bertil. Two new species of Sonerila (Melastomaceae) from South India. Novon. 19 March 2009. 19. 1. 76–79. 10.3417/2004198. 86826834.
- Cellinese. N.. A New Sonerila (Melastomataceae) from Central Kalimantan, Borneo.. Novon. 1997. 7. 2. 103–105. 10.2307/3392180. 3392180.
- Web site: Sonerila . 2021 . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 29 September 2021.
