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Sonerila gigantea (Melastomataceae): A New Species from Western Ghats, India

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: The Sonerila gigantea is a new acaulescent species found in Mallalli Falls, Kodagu District, Karnataka, India, part of the Western Ghats. This species has distinguishable characteristics like habit from the genus Sonerila worldwide. S. gigantea is compared with Sonerila wallichii Benn. & Sonerila grandis Ridl. The species shown differ in several characteristics like habit, leaf and inflorescence, described in a table form with taxonomic keys and even explained micro morphology characters like pollen and seed. This report deliberates on the new species Sonerila gigantea from the Western Ghats, India.

Source: Asian Journal of Research in Botany

DOI: 10.9734/ajrib/2025/v8i1264

Authors: PRASHANT KARADAKATTI, Siddappa B Kakkalameli

Institution: Davangere University

Language: English

Topic: Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Subfield: Molecular Biology

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: gold

OpenAlex ID: W4411285772

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