Sonerila

Sonerila is a genus of plants in the family Melastomataceae. This genus is characterized the by presence of three petals (along with the genera Stussenia and Lithobium) as opposed to five in the other members of the family. Most members of the genus prefer growing in shady habitats. It is a large genus including about 175 species.

This is primarily an Asiatic genus of the tropical and subtropical regions distributed from India and Sri Lanka to the Indo-Pacific. The members of the group are generally herbs or under shrubs, including some stemless members. Leaves opposite, leaf margin entire or serrulate. Inflorescence usually scorpioid cymes. Flowers in most species purple, some members with reddish or white flowers. Stamens 3, (in one whorl) or rarely 6 (in two whorls). Ovary inferior, 3-celled. Many species of this genus have restricted distribution and very small populations and would thus be regarded as Vulnerable (VU) or Endangered (EN) based on IUCN Red List criteria though this taxon has not yet been assessed for the IUCN Red List.

Species

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of September 2021:

Sonerila affinis

Sonerila aiensis

Sonerila albiflora

Sonerila amoena

Sonerila anaimudica

Sonerila annamica

Sonerila arguta

Sonerila arnottiana

Sonerila arunachalensis

Sonerila barbata

Sonerila barnesii

Sonerila beccariana

Sonerila belluta

Sonerila bensonii

Sonerila bicolor

Sonerila biflora

Sonerila bokorense

Sonerila borneensis

Sonerila bracteata

Sonerila brandisiana

Sonerila brunonis

Sonerila buruensis

Sonerila calaminthifolia

Sonerila calophylla

Sonerila calycula

Sonerila cannanorensis

Sonerila cantonensis

Sonerila cardamomensis

Sonerila celebica

Sonerila clarkei

Sonerila coimbatorensis

Sonerila cordifolia

Sonerila coriacea

Sonerila corneri

Sonerila costulata

Sonerila crassicaulis

Sonerila crassiuscula

Sonerila daalenii

Sonerila decipiens

Sonerila devicolamensis

Sonerila dharii

Sonerila dongnathamensis

Sonerila elatostemoides

Sonerila elegans

Sonerila elliptica

Sonerila epeduncula

Sonerila erecta

Sonerila exacoides

Sonerila finetii

Sonerila firma

Sonerila fraseri

Sonerila froidevilleana

Sonerila gadgiliana

Sonerila gamblei

Sonerila gardneri

Sonerila gimlettei

Sonerila glaberrima

Sonerila glabricaulis

Sonerila glabriflora

Sonerila grandiflora

Sonerila grandis

Sonerila griffithii

Sonerila guneratnei

Sonerila hainanensis

Sonerila harmandii

Sonerila harveyi

Sonerila helferi

Sonerila heterophylla

Sonerila hirsuta

Sonerila hirsutissima

Sonerila hirsutula

Sonerila hirtella

Sonerila hirtiflora

Sonerila hookeriana

Sonerila impatiens

Sonerila inaequalis

Sonerila insignis

Sonerila integrifolia

Sonerila janakiana

Sonerila junghuhniana

Sonerila kanniyakumariana

Sonerila keralensis

Sonerila khasiana

Sonerila kinabaluensis

Sonerila laeviuscula

Sonerila lanceolata

Sonerila lateritica

Sonerila lecomtei

Sonerila linearis

Sonerila longipetiolata

Sonerila macrantha

Sonerila maculata

Sonerila malabarica

Sonerila margaritacea

Sonerila metallica

Sonerila microcarpa

Sonerila minima

Sonerila mollis

Sonerila moluccana

Sonerila nagyana

Sonerila nairii

Sonerila nana

Sonerila nayariana

Sonerila neglecta

Sonerila nemakadensis

Sonerila neodriessenioides

Sonerila nervulosa

Sonerila nidularia

Sonerila nodosa

Sonerila nodulosa

Sonerila nudiscapa

Sonerila obliqua

Sonerila obovata

Sonerila pallida

Sonerila papuana

Sonerila parameswaranii

Sonerila parishii

Sonerila parviflora

Sonerila pedunculata

Sonerila pedunculosa

Sonerila pilosula

Sonerila plagiocardia

Sonerila primuloides

Sonerila prostrata

Sonerila pulchella

Sonerila pulneyensis

Sonerila pumila

Sonerila purpurascens

Sonerila pusilla

Sonerila raghaviana

Sonerila ramosa

Sonerila repens

Sonerila rheedei