• Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
  (Melastoma Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : MELASTOMATACEAE
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Sonerila erecta Jack
• Habit : Herb
• Habitat : Evergreen forests
• Flower, Fruit : August-November
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Vishakapatnam district
  • Kerala : Kozhikode district
  • Odisha : Sambalpur district, Ganjam district, Mayurbhanj district, Khurda district
• World Distribution : India, Himalayas, China and Philippines
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Literature : J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 2; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sonerila tenera. Downloaded on 14 November 2024.

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