Sonerila roxburghii (Melastomataceae), a New Species from the Southern Western Ghats, India

2026/05/07 by S. Resmi, Santhosh Nampy, Dani Francis +2 · 1 voice
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Bryophyte Studies and Records #Plant Diversity and Evolution #Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

paper · pdf · doi:10.5735/085.063.0119

openalex publication_date 2026/05/07 · openalex created_date 2026/05/19 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/11

Abstract

Sonerila roxburghii Resmi, Nampy & Karthig. (Melastomataceae) is described as a new species from the Mankulam Reserve forest in the southern Western Ghats, India. It is morphologically similar to S. grandiflora and S. sadasivanii but differs from them by having terete stems, lanceolate to elliptic leaves with a cuneate and attenuate base, 3–10-flowered cymes, obscurely 6-ribbed hypanthia, acuminate to rostrate anthers, and 6-ribbed capsules.

Discussions

• Another new species from the Western Ghats: Sonerila roxburghii is described from India. With only ~100 mature individuals, the known habitats are threatened by human disturbance and natural flooding [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]

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