Sonerila / Scaped Sonerila
Sonerila scapigera
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
How to identify Sonerila
Identify Sonerila 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: Flowers on a leafless scape from a basal rosette.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Sonerila.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sonerila scapigera
- Genus
- Sonerila
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
- 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 Sonerila itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- सोनेरिला Sonerila
About Sonerila
Scaped Sonerila (Sonerila scapigera) is a herb in the Melastomataceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Sonerila belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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