Stemless Sonerila
Sonerila wallichii
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-November
How to identify Stemless Sonerila
Identify Stemless 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: Essentially stemless rosette habit.
- Confirm flower colour: Pink.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: August-November.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
- Confirm it sits within the Melastomataceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Stemless Sonerila.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Sonerila wallichii
- Genus
- Sonerila
- Family
- Melastomataceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wet rocks in grasslands
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-November
- 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 Stemless Sonerila itself; the rest are typical of the Melastomataceae family — flowering plants only.
About Stemless Sonerila
A member of the Melastomataceae family, Stemless Sonerila (Sonerila wallichii) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in wet rocks in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from August to November.
Melastomataceae
Melastome family
Stemless Sonerila belongs to the Melastomataceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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