Common name: Scaped Sonerila • Marathi: सोनेरिला Sonerila
Botanical name: Sonerila scapigera Family: Melastomataceae (Melastome family)
Scaped Sonerila is a small annual herb growing up to 10-15 cm tall. The plant
has no stem. Oppositely arranged leaves arise directly from the root. The
purple tinged leaves are ovate, minutely serrated, with a heart-shaped base.
Many rosy purple flowers appear on an erect leafless scape, 3-7 cm high. The
flowers have three inverted-egg-shaped petals with pointed tips. Flowers have
3 stamens with bright yellow anthers. This herb is occasionally found on wet
rocks in the Western Ghats. Flowering: August.
| Photographed in Alibag, Maharashtra. |
Identification credit: Pravin Kawale
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