227.0000
Family
Melastomataceae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 328 (1789), nom. cons.
148 genera, ca. 6000 spp. tropics, by far the majority in tropical America, almost 1000 in Colombia. Complete phylogeny: Goldenberg et al. (2022), refined by Quakenbush et al. (2025)
Species listed in database: 6078; hybrids: 2
= Blakeaceae Rchb. ex Barnhart; Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 22: 19 (1895)
= Memecylaceae DC.; Linnaea 2: 505 (1827)
= Miconiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 64 (1835)
= Mouririaceae Gardner; J. Bot. [Hooker] 2: 22 (1840)
= Rhexiaceae Dumort.; Commentat. Bot. [Dumortier] 59 (1822)
227.4118
Genus
Sonerila Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 5 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 1: 180 (1820), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 176 (1832)
Distribution: Tropical and subtropical Asia, Malesia
Species listed in database: 216
= Cassebeeria Dennst.; Schlüssel Hortus Malab. 35 (1818) ex Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila affinis
Arn.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 307 (1836)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria affinis (Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Sonerila zeylanica var. affinis (Arn.) Stapf; (1892)
species :
Sonerila aiensis
C.W.Lin; Acta Phytotax. Geobot. 69(3): 185 (2018)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila albiflora
Stapf & King ex King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 28 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (widespread)
42 MLY
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila amabilis
Triana ex C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 533 (1879)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria amabilis Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Sonerila amabilis Bedd. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 76, nomen (1871 publ. 1872)
= Sonerila trianae N.P.Balakr.; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 67: 59 (1970), nom. nov.
species :
Sonerila amoena
Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 261 (1943)
Distribution: Moluccas (Sula Arch.)
42 MOL
species :
Sonerila anaimudica
Lundin & B.Nord.; Novon 19(1): 76 (2009)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila anchurulica
J.Mathew; Species (Nagercoil) 25(e43s1727): 2, figs. 1-2 (2024)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila andamanensis
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 26 (1900)
Distribution: Andaman Isl. (North Andaman Isl.)
41 AND
species :
Sonerila anisophylla
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 108 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila annamica
Guillaumin; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 326 (1913)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Sonerila arguta
R.Br. ex Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 326 (1851)
Distribution: S-India (Meghalaya)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila arguta R.Br.; [Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4095 (1831)
= Cassebeeria arguta (R.Br.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila arnottiana
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 108 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria arnottiana (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila arunachalensis
G.S.Giri, A.Pramanik & H.J.Chowdhery; Indian J. Forest. 15(1): 95 (1992)
Distribution: NE-India (Arunachal Pradesh)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila bababudangiriensis
Karad. & Kakkal.; J. Threat. Taxa 17(4): 26918 (2025)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila balasubramaniamii
Murug., Arun, Nikhil Raj, P.A.Azeez & M.K.Sebastian; Sci. Trans. Environm. Technovation 8(3): 122, fig. 1 (2015)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila banthatensis
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 112 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila barbata
Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 10: 135 (1920)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kelantan)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila barnesii
C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1938: 35 (1938)
Distribution: S-India
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila beccariana
Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 532 (1890), et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 508 (1891)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria beccariana (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila belluta
Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 79: 70 (1918)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Banang, Johor)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila bensonii
Hook.f.; Bot. Mag. 99: t. 6049 (1873)
Distribution: India
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria bensonii (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila betongensis
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 114 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila bicolor
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 43 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Selangor)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila biflora
Zoll. & Moritzi; Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. [Zollinger] 11 (1846)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria biflora (Zoll. & Moritzi) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila bokorense
S.H.Cho & Y.D.Kim; Phytotaxa 222(4): 295 (2015)
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
species :
Sonerila bolavenensis
Soulad., Tagane & Suddee; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 49(1): 107 (2021)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Sonerila borneensis
Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 532 (1890), et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 508 (1891)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria borneensis (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila bracteata
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 35 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila brandisiana
Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 40(2): 53 (1871)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Sonerila brunonis
Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. [Wight & Arnott] 321 (1834)
Distribution: S-India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria brunonis (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Sonerila affinis Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 109 (1859)
species :
Sonerila buruensis
Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 260 (1943)
Distribution: Moluccas (Buru)
42 MOL
species :
Sonerila calaminthifolia
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 23 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Batu Puteh, Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila calophylla
Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 5 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Jerai)
41 THA 42 MLY
species :
Sonerila calycula
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 43 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Pahang)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila cannanorensis
G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 27(1-4): 86 (1985 publ. 1987)
Distribution: S-India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila cantonensis
Stapf; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 6(23): 302-303 (1892)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan); Myanmar; Laos; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 LAO MYA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila yunnanensis Jeffrey; Notes Roy. Bot. Gard. Edinburgh 8(38): 207 (1914)
= Sonerila cantonensis var. strigosa C.Chen; Fl. Yunnan. 2: 125 (1979)
species :
Sonerila cardamomensis
S.H.Cho; PhytoKeys 156: 140, figs 1-2 (2020)
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
species :
Sonerila celebica
Bakh.f.; Blumea 5: 582 (1945)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Sonerila charmadiensis
Karad. & Kakkal.; Phytotaxa 717(1): 90 (2025)
Distribution: S-India (Karnataka)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila clarkei
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 501 (1891)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria clarkei (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila coimbatorensis
Murug., V.Ravich. & Murugan; Phytotaxa 404(1): 59 (2019)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila cordifolia
Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 502 (1891)
Distribution: +Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria cordifolia (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
= Sonerila zeylanica var. cordifolia (Cogn.) Trimen; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 204 (1894)
species :
Sonerila coriacea
Lundin & B.Nord.; Novon 19(1): 77 (2009)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila corneri
M.P.Nayar; Curr. Sci. 37: 474 (1968)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila cornuta
K.S.Nguyen, Aver. & C.W.Lin; Phytotaxa 696(2): 159 (2025)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Sonerila costulata
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 39 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Johor)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila crassicaulis
Lundin; Nordic J. Bot. 3(6): 643 (1983)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
species :
Sonerila crassiuscula
Stapf; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 156 (1894)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila daalenii
Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 264 (1943)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Sonerila decipiens
Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 260 (1943)
Distribution: Moluccas (Seram)
42 MOL
species :
Sonerila devicolamensis
M.P.Nayar; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 71(3): 632 (1974 publ. 1976)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu, Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila dharii
V.Prakash & Mehrotra; Candollea 43(1): 143 (1988)
Distribution: India
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila dongii
D.D.Nguyen & C.W.Lin; Phytotaxa 663(3): 150 (2024)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Sonerila dongnathamensis
Suddee, Phutthai & Rueangr.; Thai Forest Bull., Bot. 42: 81 (2014)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila elatostemoides
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 42 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Bubu, Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila elegans
Wight; Spicil. Neilgherr. 1: 57, t. 67 (1846)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria elegans (Wight) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Sonerila elegans var. beddomei G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 27(1-4): 72 (1985 publ. 1987)
species :
Sonerila elliptica
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 30 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila epeduncula
J.Mathew; Species (Nagercoil) 20: 73, fig. 1 (2019)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila epiphytica
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 117 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila erecta
Jack; Malayan Misc. 1(5): 7 (1820)
Distribution: China (Guangxi, Guizhou, Yunnan); India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Kerala, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal); Myanmar (Mon); Thailand; Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Penang, Perak, Pahang)
36 CHI 40 IND 41 LAO MYA THA VIE 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria erecta (Jack) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Sonerila cheliensis H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 36-37 (1944)
= Sonerila epilobioides Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 22 (1909)
= Sonerila erecta var. discolor Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 24 (1900)
= Sonerila erecta var. flexuosa Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 24 (1900)
= Sonerila nisbetiana Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1915: 429 (1915)
= Sonerila shanlinensis C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 66 (1984)
= Sonerila tenera var. robustior Guillaumin; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 329 (1913)
species :
Sonerila erectifolia
Phonep., Soulad. & Tagane; Eur. J. Taxon. 755: 137 (2021)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Sonerila exacoides
Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 8(4): 34 (1917)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Sonerila finetii
Guillaumin; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 327 (1913)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Sonerila firma
(Thwaites ex C.B.Clarke) Lundin; Nordic J. Bot. 3(6): 651 (1983)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila firma Thwaites ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 75 (1871)
= Sonerila gardneri var. firma Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 2: 107 (1859)
= Sonerila gardneri var. firma Thwaites ex C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 532 (1879)
species :
Sonerila fraseri
Kiew; Sandakania 6: 68 (1995)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Pine Tree Hill, Fraser´s Hill, Pahang)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila froidevilleana
Bakh.f.; Blumea 5: 583 (1945)
Distribution: Sulawesi
42 SUL
species :
Sonerila gadgiliana
Ratheesh & Sivad.; Bangladesh J. Pl. Taxon. 22(1): 10 (2015)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila gamblei
G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; Blumea 31(1): 235 (1985)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila gardneri
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 107 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria gardneri (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila gimlettei
Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 5 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Kuala Lebir, Kelantan)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila glaberrima
Arn.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 307 (1836)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria glaberrima (Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
= Cassebeeria rostrata (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila affinis var. rostrata (Thwaites) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 533 (1879)
= Sonerila rostrata Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 108 (1859)
= Sonerila zeylanica var. rostrata (Thwaites) Trimen; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 203 (1894)
species :
Sonerila glabricaulis
(Thwaites ex C.B.Clarke) Lundin; Nordic J. Bot. 3(6): 649 (1983)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila robusta var. glabricaulis Thwaites ex C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 533 (1879)
species :
Sonerila glabriflora
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 42 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Larut, Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila grandiflora
R.Br. ex Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. [Wight & Arnott] 322 (1834)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila grandiflora R.Br.; [Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4099 (1831)
= Cassebeeria grandiflora (R.Br. ex Wall.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila grandis
Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 36 (1946)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Sonerila griffithii
C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 539 (1879)
Distribution: Myanmar; Thailand; Laos; peninsular Malaysia (Mt Ophir, Melaka, Gunung Chinchang, Langkawi Isl., Perak, Selangor)
41 LAO MYA THA 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria griffithii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Sonerila congesta Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 32 (1900)
= Sonerila cyclaminella Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 33 (1900)
= Sonerila cyclaminella var. canescens Stapf
= Sonerila deflexa Craib; Gard. Chron., Ser. 3, 83: 140 (1928)
= Sonerila gracilis E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 71 (1928)
= Sonerila insularis Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 319 (1930)
= Sonerila kerrii Craib & Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1910: 22 (1910)
= Sonerila muscicola Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 31 (1900)
= Sonerila parva E.T.Geddes; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 72 (1928)
species :
Sonerila guneratnei
Trimen; J. Bot. 23: 208 (1885)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria gunneratnei (Trimen) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila hainanensis
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci. 23(3): 256 (1923)
Distribution: China (Hainan)
36 CHI
species :
Sonerila harmandii
Guillaumin; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 329 (1913)
Distribution: S-Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Sonerila harveyi
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 107 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria harveyi (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Sonerila hartwegii (Thwaites) Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 76 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Sonerila robusta var. harveyi (Thwaites) Trimen; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 206 (1894)
species :
Sonerila helferi
C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 540 (1879), et Craib, Fl. Siam. Enum. 1: 691 (1931), descr. ampl.
Distribution: Myanmar; peninsular Thailand
41 MYA THA
species :
Sonerila heterophylla
Jack; Malayan Misc. 2(7): 16 (1822)
Distribution: Java
42 JAW
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila pauciflora Blume; Flora 14: 491 (1831)
= Cassebeeria heterophylla (Jack) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila hirsuta
(Stapf) Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4: 16 (1909)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (widespread)
42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila tenuifolia var. hirsuta Stapf
species :
Sonerila hirsutissima
Aver.; Pl. Diversity Fl. Veg. Hin Nam No 109 (2019)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Sonerila hirsutula
Arn.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 307 (1836)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria hirsutula (Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila hirtella
Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 532 (1890), et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 509 (1891)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria hirtella (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila hirtiflora
M.P.Nayar; Reinwardtia 8(4): 516 (1974)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila hookeriana
Arn.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 308 (1836)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria hookeriana (Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Sonerila tenella Bedd.; Madras. J. Lit. Sci., Ser. 3, 1: 46 (1864)
= Sonerila wightiana var. hookeriana (Arn.) Trimen; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 204 (1894)
species :
Sonerila impatiens
Becc. ex Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): (1890) 531, nomen, et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 489 (1891)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria impatiens (Becc. ex DC.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila inaequalis
Murugan & Manickam; J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 25(3): 510 (2001 publ. 2002)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila insignis
Blume; Mus. Bot. 1: 11 (1850)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria insignis (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila integrifolia
Stapf; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 6: 312 (1892)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (common on the Main Range)
41 THA 42 MLY
species :
Sonerila janakiana
Ratheesh, Sunil & Sivad.; Nordic J. Bot. 35(4): 417 (2017)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila junghuhniana
Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 566 (1856)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria junghuhniana (Miq.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila kanjilasseriensis
Arunraj, R.Reshma & Vishnupr.; Kew Bull. 76: 72 (2021)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila kanniyakumariana
Gopalan & A.N.Henry; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 86(1): 82 (1989)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila keralensis
Deepthikum. & Pandur.; Taprobanica 6(2): 73 (2014)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila khasiana
C.B.Clarke; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 199 (1932)
Distribution: S-Tibet; Nepal; Bhutan; India (Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland); Myanmar (Mandalay)
36 TIB 40 BHU IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria khasiana (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
species :
Sonerila kinabaluensis
Stapf; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 156 (1894)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila konkanensis
Resmi & Nampy; Candollea 76(1): 140 (2021)
Distribution: India (Goa)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila kurzii
C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 539 (1879)
Distribution: India (Sikkim, West Bengal)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria kurzii (C.B.Clarke) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila laeviuscula
Zoll. & Moritzi ex Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1(1): 564 (1856)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Sulawesi
42 MLY SUL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria laeviuscula (Zoll. & Moritzi) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila lanceolata
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 107 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria lanceolata (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila lateritica
Resmi, Manudev & Nampy; Phytotaxa 333(2): 236 (2018)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila lecomtei
Guillaumin; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 328 (1913)
Distribution: Laos; C-Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
species :
Sonerila linearis
Hook.f. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 76 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Myanmar (Mon); peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Jerai, Kedah)
41 MYA 42 MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria linearis (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila lobbii
(C.B.Clarke) J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Taiwania 67(3): 436 (2022)
Distribution: India
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila picta var. lobbii C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2(6): 536 (1879)
species :
Sonerila longipedunculata
Resmi & Nampy; Eur. J. Taxon. 733: 161, figs 1-3, 4A1-G1 (2021)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila longipetiolata
Josephine, Manickam, Murugan, Sundaresan & Jothi; J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 100(1): 81 (2003)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila lundinii
Resmi & Nampy; Rheedea 32(4): 281 (2023)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila macrantha
Merr.; Sarawak Mus. J. 3: 540 (1928)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila maculata
Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 5 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 1: 180 (1820), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 177 (1832)
Distribution: China (Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan); Nepal; Bhutan; India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland); Bangladesh; Myanmar (Taninthayi, Mon); peninsular Thailand; Cambodia; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia; Sumatra; Borneo
36 CHI 40 BAN BHU IND NEP 41 CBD MYA THA VIE 42 BOR MLY SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria emaculata (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Cassebeeria picta (Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila alata Ridl.; J. Bot. 65: 184 (1927)
= Sonerila angulata Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 318 (1930)
= Sonerila angustifolia Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 1: 181 (1820)
= Sonerila ciliata Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 10: 92 (1920)
= Sonerila collina R.Parker; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1931: 42 (1931)
= Sonerila emaculata Roxb.; Hort. Bengal. 5 (1814), nomen, Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 1: 181 (1820), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 178 (1832)
= Sonerila flaccida Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 25 (1900)
= Sonerila gibbsiae Ridl.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1933: 494 (1933)
= Sonerila laeta Stapf; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1906(3): 73 (1906)
= Sonerila maculata var. angustifolia Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 46: 78 (1877)
= Sonerila maculata var. emaculata Benn.; Pl. Jav. Rar. [Bennett] 15 (1844)
= Sonerila maculata var. glabrata Stapf; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot. 2(4): 157 (1894)
= Sonerila notata Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 319 (1930)
= Sonerila picta Griff.; Not. Pl. Asiat. 4: 676 (1854), nom. illeg.
= Sonerila picta Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot., t. 52 (1842)
= Sonerila picta var. clarkeana Craib; Fl. Siam 1: 693 (1931)
= Sonerila picta var. concolor Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4: 17 (1909)
= Sonerila picta var. maculata Ridl.; Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 785 (1922)
= Sonerila picta var. pusilla Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 4: 17 (1909)
= Sonerila quadrangularis Guillaumin; Notul. Syst. (Paris) 2: 328 (1913)
= Sonerila rivularis Cogn.; Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 1183 (1891)
= Sonerila sylvicola Craib; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1930: 320 (1930)
species :
Sonerila malabarica
Robi, Dantas & Sujanapal; Webbia 72(1): 93 (2016)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila mapelo
Naive; Taiwania 68(3): 318 (2023)
Distribution: Philippines
42 PHI
species :
Sonerila margaritacea
Lindl.; Gard. Chron. 1854: 727 (1854)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria margaritacea (Lindl.) Krasser; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 7: 177 (1893), isonym
= Cassebeeria margaritacea (Lindl.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
= Sonerila hendersonii Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 531 (1890), in syn.
= Sonerila hendersonii E.G.Hend.; Garden (London, 1871-1927) 6: 63 (1874)
= Sonerila mamei Linden; Ill. Hort. 23: 146 (1876)
= Sonerila margaritacea var. alba J.Dix; Proc. Roy. Hort. Soc. London 1: 131 (1859)
species :
Sonerila metallica
C.W.Lin, Chien F.Chen & T.Y.A.Yang; Phytotaxa 201(2): 127 (2015)
Distribution: Borneo (Sarawak)
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila microcarpa
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 38 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila minima
Stapf ex Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 37 (1946)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila mollis
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 28 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Batu Puteh, Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila mollissima
Aver.; Pl. Diversity Fl. Veg. Bat Dai Son 273 (2021)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Sonerila moluccana
Roxb.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 1: 182 (1820), Fl. Ind. [Roxburgh] 1: 178 (1832)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia (widespread); Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo; Java
41 THA 42 BOR JAW MLY SNG SUM
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria moluccana (Roxb.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila begoniifolia Blume; Flora 14: 490 (1831)
= Sonerila brachyantha Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 37 (1900)
= Sonerila caesia Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 36 (1900)
= Sonerila capitata Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 35 (1900)
= Sonerila capitata var. longipetiolata Ridl.; Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 788 (1922)
= Sonerila macrophylla Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 39 (1900)
= Sonerila macrophylla var. laxipilosa Stapf
= Sonerila matangensis Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 35 (1946)
= Sonerila moluccana var. caulescens Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 1: 562 (1856)
= Sonerila paradoxa Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 321 (1851)
= Sonerila setosa Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 79: 71 (1918)
species :
Sonerila montana
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 119 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila nagyana
Cellin.; Novon 7(2): 104 (1997)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila nairii
Soumya & Maya; PhytoKeys 62: 16 (2016)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila nana
Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 35 (1946)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila nayariana
Murug. & V.Balas.; Taprobanica 3(2): 93, fig. 1 (2012)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila neglecta
M.P.Nayar; Indian Forester 95: 28 (1969)
Distribution: Myanmar
41 MYA
species :
Sonerila nemakadensis
C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1935: 157 (1935)
Distribution: S-India
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila neodriessenioides
C.Hansen; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 11(3): 283 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Laos; Vietnam
41 LAO VIE
species :
Sonerila nervulosa
Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 37 (1946)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila nidularia
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 37 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila nodosa
Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 61: 5 (1912)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila nodulosa
Ridl.; J. Straits Branch Roy. Asiat. Soc. 63: 59 (1912)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila nudiscapa
Kurz; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 46(2): 78, 77 (1877)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria nudiscapa Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila obliqua
Korth.; Verh. Nat. Gesch. Ned. Bezitt., Bot. 250 (1844)
Distribution: peninsular Thailand; peninsular Malaysia; Singapore; Sumatra; Borneo
41 THA 42 BOR MLY SNG SUM
Conservation Status: critically endangered (Singapore)
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria heterostemon (Naudin) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
= Cassebeeria obliqua (Korth.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Cassebeeria teysmanniana Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila heterostema Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 326 (1851)
= Sonerila teysmanniana Miq.; Fl. Ned. Ind. 2: 320 (1861)
species :
Sonerila obovata
O.Schwartz; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 244 (1931)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila pallida
Stapf & King ex King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 27 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (scattered)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila papuana
Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 532 (1890), nomen, et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] vii. 511 (1891)
Distribution: New Guinea (Irian Jaya, Papua New Guinea)
42 NWG
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria papuana (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila parameswaranii
K.Ravik. & V.Lakshm.; Rheedea 9(1): 63 (1999)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila parishii
Stapf; Ann. Bot. (Oxford) 6: 303 (1892)
Distribution: Myanmar (Taninthayi)
41 MYA
species :
Sonerila parviflora
Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 532 (1890)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria parviflora (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila pedunculata
O.Schwartz; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 245 (1931)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila pedunculosa
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 109 (1859)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria pedunculosa (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila peninsularis
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 122 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila phaluongensis
K.S.Nguyen, Aver. & C.W.Lin; Phytotaxa 696(2): 162 (2025)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Sonerila phuhinrongklaensis
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 125 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila phuphanensis
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 127 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila pilosula
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 108 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria pilosula (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila plagiocardia
Diels; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 65(2-3): 117 (1933)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, SE-Yunnan); Myanmar; SE-Thailand; Laos; Cambodia; Vietnam
36 CHI 41 CBD LAO MYA THA VIE
Synonyms: hidden
= Fordiophyton begoniifolium H.L.Li; J. Arnold Arbor. 25(1): 28 (1944)
= Sonerila alata Chun & F.C.How ex C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 64-65 (1984), nom. illeg.
= Sonerila alata var. triangula C.Chen; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 4(3): 65-66 (1984)
= Sonerila guangdongensis var. triangula (C.Chen) Y.F.Deng & T.L.Wu; Fl. Guangdong 8: 35 (2007)
= Sonerila guangdongensis Y.F.Deng & T.L.Wu; Fl. Guangdong 8: 34 (2007)
species :
Sonerila ponmudiana
Deepthikum. & Pandur.; Int. J. Curr. Sci. Technol. 4(3): 166-168 (2016)
Distribution: India
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila primuloides
C.Y.Wu ex C.Chen; Fl. Yunnan. 2: 126, f. 30, 4 (1979)
Distribution: China (Yunnan)
36 CHI
species :
Sonerila prostrata
Ridl.; Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 782 (1922)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Cameron Highlands, Pahang, Klang Gates, Selangor)
42 MLY
variant :
var. johorensis
(M.R.Hend.) M.P.Nayar
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Panti, Johor)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila pulchella
Stapf; Trans. Linn. Soc. London, Bot., Ser. 2, 4: 157 (1894)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila pulneyensis
Gamble; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1919: 226 (1919)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila pumila
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 109 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria pumila (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 353 (1891)
= Sonerila zeylanica var. pumila (Thwaites) C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 531 (1879)
species :
Sonerila purpurascens
Becc. ex Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 531 (1890), nomen, et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 499 (1891)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria purpurascens (Becc. ex Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 353 (1891)
species :
Sonerila pusilla
Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 36 (1946)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila quangnamensis
K.S.Nguyen, H.H.Truong, Aver. & C.W.Lin; Taiwania 69(3): 289 (2024)
Distribution: Vietnam
41 VIE
species :
Sonerila raghaviana
Ratheesh, Sunil, Nandakumar & Shaju; Int. J. Advanced Res. 2(10): 773 (2014)
Distribution: India (Karnataka)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila ramosa
Ridl.; J. Fed. Malay States Mus. 5: 33 (1914)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Mengkuang, Selangor)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila repens
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 30 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak, Pahang)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila reptans
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 130 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila rheedei
Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4096 (1831), ex Wight & Arn. Prodr. 321 (1834)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu); NE-Thailand
40 IND 41 THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila loeiensis Cellin. & S.S.Renner; Novon 7(2): 111 (1997)
species :
Sonerila rhombifolia
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 108 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria angustata (Triana) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Cassebeeria rhombifolia (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila angustata Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 76 (1871 publ. 1872)
= Sonerila rhombifolia var. angustata (Triana ex Clarke in Hook.f.) Trimen; (1894)
species :
Sonerila robusta
Arn.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 308 (1836)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria robusta Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila rotundifolia
Bedd.; Madras. J. Lit. Sci., n. s. 22: 74 (1861), et Trans. Linn. Soc. London 25: 216 (1865)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria rotundifolia (Bedd.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila rubrovillosa
O.Schwartz; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 246 (1931)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila rudis
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 27 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (widespread)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila rufidula
M.P.Nayar; Reinwardtia 8(4): 515 (1974)
Distribution: Borneo (Sabah)
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila ruttenii
Bakh.f.; Meded. Bot. Mus. Herb. Rijks Univ. Utrecht 91: 256 (1943)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila ruttneri
Ridl.; Arch. Hydrobiol., Suppl. 11: 312 (1932)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
species :
Sonerila sadasivanii
M.P.Nayar; Proc. Indian Acad. Sci., B 69: 256 (1969)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Karnataka)
40 IND
variant :
var. kanniyakumariensis
G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 26(3-4): 189 (1984 publ. 1986)
Distribution: India
40 IND
species :
Sonerila sahyadrica
G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; Bull. Bot. Surv. India 26(3-4): 175 (1984 publ. 1986)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila saxosa
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 31 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Penang Hill)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila scapigera
Dalzell; London J. Bot. 7: 672 (1848)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Maharastra)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria scapigera (Dalzell) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila secunda
R.Br.; [Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4094 (1831)
Distribution: Myanmar (Bago, Taninthayi)
41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria secunda (R.Br. ex Wall.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila silvatica
Lundin; Nordic J. Bot. 3(6): 640 (1983), nom. nov.
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila zeylanica var. walkerae C.B.Clarke; Fl. Brit. India [J.D.Hooker] 2: 531 (1879)
species :
Sonerila souvannii
Phonep. & Soulad.; Eur. J. Taxon. 755: 141 (2021)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Sonerila speciosa
Zenker; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 2, 6: 151 (1830)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila elegans Hook.; Bot. Mag. 83: t. 4978 (1857)
= Sonerila orbiculata Lindl.; J. Hort. Soc. London 8: 56 (1853)
= Sonerila solanoides Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 324 (1851)
species :
Sonerila spectabilis
M.P.Nayar; Dansk Bot. Ark. 27(1): 63 (1969)
Distribution: SW-Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila squarrosa
Wall.; Fl. Ind. [Carey & Wallich ed.] 1: 182 (1820)
Distribution: India (Meghalaya)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria squarrosa (Wall.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila sreenarayaniana
Sunil, Naveen Kum. & Rajeev; Int. J. Advanced Res. 2(3): 701, fig. 1 (2014)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila stolonifera
Resmi & Nampy; Brittonia 73(2): 199 (2021)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila stricta
Hook.; Bot. Mag. 74: t. 4394 (1848)
Distribution: W-Nepal; NE-India (Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura); Myanmar (Bago, Taninthayi, Yangon)
40 IND NEP 41 MYA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria stricta (Hook.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila rottleri Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4097 (1831)
= Sonerila tenera R.Br. ex Wall.; Numer. List [Wallich] no. 4098 (1831), nom. inval.
species :
Sonerila subumbellata
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 132 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand; peninsular Malaysia
41 THA 42 MLY
species :
Sonerila succulenta
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 30 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Perak)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila suffruticosa
Stapf & King; J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 69: 29 (1900)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Bubu, Perak)
42 MLY
variant :
var. lasiantha
(Stapf & King) Ridl.; Fl. Malay Penins. 1: 783 (1922)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia (Gunung Bubu, Selangor)
42 MLY
species :
Sonerila sulpheyi
P.M.Salim & J.Mathew; Phytotaxa 435(1): 77 (2020)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila talbotii
G.S.Giri & M.P.Nayar; J. Jap. Bot. 61(11): 344 (1986)
Distribution: India (Maharashtra, Karnataka)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila tenasserimensis
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 135 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila tenera
Royle; Ill. Bot. Himal. Mts. [Royle] t. 45, f. 2 (1834)
Distribution: China (Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Jiangxi, Yunnan); Nepal; N-India (Meghalaya, to, Bihar, Odisha); Myanmar (Bago, Mandalay); Laos; Vietnam; peninsular Malaysia (Langkawi Isl.); Philippines; Java
36 CHI 40 IND NEP 41 LAO MYA VIE 42 JAW MLY PHI
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria brachyandra (Naudin) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 245 (1891)
= Cassebeeria tenera (Royle) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila brachyandra Naudin; Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., Sér. 3, 15: 320 (1851)
species :
Sonerila tenue
J.Wai & J.M.Hu; Phytotaxa 620(2): 138 (2023)
Distribution: Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila tenuifolia
Blume; Flora 14: 491 (1831)
Distribution: peninsular Malaysia; Java
42 JAW MLY
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria tenuifolia (Blume) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila tetraptera
Stapf ex Ridl.; Kew Bull. [1]: 35 (1946)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila tinnevelliensis
C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1934: 165 (1934)
Distribution: India (Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila tomentella
Thwaites; Enum. Pl. Zeyl. [Thwaites] 109 (1859)
Distribution: Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria tomentella (Thwaites) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila arnottiana var. tomentella (Thwaites) Trimen; Handb. Fl. Ceylon 2: 204 (1894)
species :
Sonerila travancorica
Bedd.; Icon. Pl. Ind. Or. [Beddome] 1: 33 (1868)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria travancorica (Bedd.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila triflora
Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 531 (1890), nomen, et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 591 (1891)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria triflora (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila trinervis
Q.W.Lin; Bull. Bot. Res., Harbin 35(6): 804 (2015)
Distribution: China (Fujian)
36 CHI
species :
Sonerila tuberculifera
Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 532 (1890), nomen, et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 511 (1891)
Distribution: Sumatra
42 SUM
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria tuberculifera (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila tuberosa
C.Hansen; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., B, Adansonia, Sér. 4, 11(3): 284 (1989 publ. 1990)
Distribution: Cambodia
41 CBD
species :
Sonerila urceolata
Cellin. & S.S.Renner; Novon 7(2): 109 (1997)
Distribution: SE-Thailand
41 THA
species :
Sonerila vatphouensis
Munzinger & C.V.Martin; Adansonia, Sér. 3, 22(2): 212 (2000)
Distribution: Laos
41 LAO
species :
Sonerila veldkampiana
Ratheesh, Mini & Sivad.; Phytotaxa 110(1): 56 (2013)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila velutina
Cogn.; Handl. Fl. Ned. Ind. [Boerlage] 1(2): 532 (1890), nomen, et Monogr. Phan. [A.DC. & C.DC.] 7: 509 (1891)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria velutina (Cogn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila versicolor
Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] t. 1057 (1846)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria versicolor (Wight) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
variant :
var. axillaris
(Wight) Gamble; Fl. Madras 3: 499 (1919)
Distribution: India (Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Sonerila axillaris Wight; Icon. Pl. Ind. Orient. [Wight] t. 1058 (1845)
= Cassebeeria axillaris (Wight) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 953 (1891)
species :
Sonerila verticillata
J.A.McDonald; Harvard Pap. Bot. 6: 125 (1995)
Distribution: Borneo (Kalimantan)
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila victoriae
Soumya & Maya; Phytotaxa 324(2): 188 (2017)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila villosa
C.E.C.Fisch.; Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1932: 199 (1932)
Distribution: India (Assam)
40 IND
Remarks: provisionally accepted name
species :
Sonerila violifolia
Hook.f. ex Triana; Trans. Linn. Soc. London 28: 77 (1871 publ. 1872)
Distribution: Myanmar (Mon); N-Thailand
41 MYA THA
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria violifolia (Hook.f.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila siamensis M.P.Nayar; Dansk Bot. Ark. 27(1): 63 (1969)
species :
Sonerila virgata
O.Schwartz; Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg 7: 247 (1931)
Distribution: Borneo
42 BOR
species :
Sonerila wallichii
Benn.; Pl. Jav. Rar. [Bennett] 215 (1844)
Distribution: India (Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu)
40 IND
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria maculata Dennst.; Schlüssel Hortus Malab. 35 (1818)
= Cassebeeria wallichii (Benn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila acaulis Bedd.; Madras. J. Lit. Sci., Ser. 3, 1: 46 (1864)
species :
Sonerila wightiana
Arn.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 307 (1836)
Distribution: +Sri Lanka
40 SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria wightiana (Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
species :
Sonerila woodii
Merr.; Philipp. J. Sci., C 2: 286 (1907)
Distribution: Philippines (Mindoro)
42 PHI
species :
Sonerila wynaadensis
M.P.Nayar; J. Indian Bot. Soc. 48: 322 (1970)
Distribution: India (Kerala)
40 IND
species :
Sonerila zeylanica
Wight & Arn.; Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. [Wight & Arnott] 322 (1834)
Distribution: India (Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu); Sri Lanka
40 IND SRL
Synonyms: hidden
= Cassebeeria zeylanica (Wight & Arn.) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 246 (1891)
= Sonerila ceylanica Arn.; Compan. Bot. Mag. 2: 307 (1836)
