Sonerila janakiana is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is a tuberous, scapigerous and stoloniferous plant species.[1]

Sonerila janakiana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Sonerila
Species:
S. janakiana
Binomial name
Sonerila janakiana
Ratheesh, Sunil & Sivad.

Etymology edit

The species is named to honor Janaki Ammal Edathil Kakkat, an Indian botanist.

References edit

  1. ^ M. K., Ratheesh Narayanan; C. N., Sunil; M., Sivadasan; M. H., Sameh; M. K., Nandakumar; Ahmed, Alfarhan (21 November 2016). "Sonerila janakiana sp. nov., a stoloniferous species of Melastomataceae from India". Nordic Journal of Botany. 35 (4): 417–422. doi:10.1111/njb.01297.