Palani Sonerilla
Sonerila pulneyensis
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- October-February
How to identify Palani Sonerilla
Identify Palani Sonerilla 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.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Restricted to the Palni (Pulney) hills.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: October-February.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Palani Sonerilla.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sonerila pulneyensis
- Genus
- Sonerila
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Riparian forest
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-February
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
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 Palani Sonerilla itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
About Palani Sonerilla
A member of the Melastomataceae family, Palani Sonerilla (Sonerila pulneyensis) is a herb. It grows in riparian forest. Flowering and fruiting run from October to February.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Palani Sonerilla belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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