Sonerila maculata Roxb.

 
  • Family : MELASTOMATACEAE
    (Melastoma Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ANJAN FAMILY (अंजन फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Melastomataceae
  • Synonym(s) : Cassebeeria emaculata (Roxb.) Kuntze; Cassebeeria picta Kuntze; Sonerila alata Ridl.; Sonerila angulata Craib; Sonerila angustifolia Roxb.; Sonerila ciliata Ridl.; Sonerila collina R.Parker; Sonerila emaculata Roxb.; Sonerila flaccida Stapf & King; Sonerila gibbsiae Ridl.; Sonerila laeta Stapf; Sonerila notata Craib; Sonerila picta Griff.; Sonerila picta Korth.; Sonerila quadrangularis Guillaumin; Sonerila rivularis Cogn.; Sonerila sylvicola Craib
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Sonerila maculata Roxb.
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Key identification features : Erect or decumbent, glabrous or sparsely hairy herbs, 10-50 cm high; Leaves much variable, usually 5-12 cm long with maculate dots, sparsely to densely hairy; Flowers in axillary or terminal, few flowered scorpoid racemes, pinkish; Capsules brownish, faintly ribbed, glabrous.
  • Flower, Fruit : June- February
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Subansiri, Tirap
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 525
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Sonerila maculata. Downloaded on 14 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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