Sonerila tenera Royle, Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. 215, pl. 45, f. 2 1834. (syn: Cassebeeria brachyandra (Naud.) Kuntze; Cassebeeria tenera (Royle) Kuntze; Sonerila brachyandra Naud.); China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan) India, Philippines, Vietnam,
N-India (Garhwal to Sikkim), Laos, Java, peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl.),
Myanmar [Burma] (Bago, Mandalay), Nepal as per Catalogue of life;
This herb was shot from among roadside vegetation near the Shilling Area... flowers nearly 1 cm across, pinkish, three petals with acute tip, fruit a hairy capsule ...id help requested... Yes another interesting plant, hope to know its ID Looks like an ally of Sonerila (Melastomataceae). Thanks ... for the clue.. yes ... had also opined the same when we saw this in field... any Sonerila sp. Please check Sonerila erecta (=S.tenera). S.tenera is more common in outer Himalaya upto 1000m altitude. It is sonnerila tennera. Catalogue of life gives both Sonerila erecta Jack (with no distribution in India) and Sonerila tenera Royle as separate species. Checklist of Nepal only mentions Sonerila tenera Royle Location: Lacchiwala forest range, Dehradun Sorry for the image quality, the plant was too tiny for my lens! Nov 2014 Here are the fruits. 1 image. Please check for Sonerila erecta (=S.tenera). Sonerila page in eFI. I agree with ... regarding Sonerila erecta Catalogue of life gives both Sonerila erecta Jack (with no distribution in India) and Sonerila tenera Royle as separate species. Checklist of Nepal only mentions Sonerila tenera Royle In view, I am taking our plant as Sonerila tenera Royle References: Catalogue of life The Plant List Ver. 1.1 Checklist of Nepal Flora of China (Sonerila erecta Jack) POWO Flowers of India EOL Specimen in GBIF Flickr Novataxa Flowers of India FRLHT |
# Species- Seed plants (families) > M---Z (families & genera) > M > Melastomataceae > Sonerila >
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