How to identify Sonerila parameswaranii
Identify Sonerila parameswaranii by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sonerila parameswaranii.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sonerila parameswaranii
- Genus
- Sonerila
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
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 Sonerila parameswaranii itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
About Sonerila parameswaranii
Sonerila parameswaranii is a herb in the Melastomataceae family. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Sonerila parameswaranii belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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