Sonerila bolavenensis is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sonerila first described in May 2021. It is found in the Bolaven Plateau in Laos. It is small and has a height of 1.2–3 cm.[1]

Sonerila bolavenensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Sonerila
Species:
S. bolavenensis
Binomial name
Sonerila bolavenensis
Soulad., Tagane & Suddee

It is similar to Sonerila vatphouensis and Sonerila tuberosa.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Souladeth, Phetlasy; Tagane, Shuichiro; Suddee, Somran; Kongxaysavath, Deuanta; Rueangruea, Sukid (2021). "Sonerila bolavenensis, a new species of Melastomataceae from Laos". Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany). 49: 106–110. doi:10.20531/tfb.2021.49.1.13.