✿Melastomataceae · Sonerila
Large-Flower Sonerila
Sonerila grandiflora
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- November-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sonerila grandiflora
- Genus
- Sonerila
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Shola forests and grasslands
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Opposite
Typical of the Melastomataceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Pinkrecorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Large-Flower Sonerila itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
About Large-Flower Sonerila
Large-Flower Sonerila (Sonerila grandiflora) belongs to the Melastomataceae family, where it grows as a herb. It grows in shola forests and grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from November to December.
Botanical family
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Large-Flower Sonerila belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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