The genus Sonerila, belonging to the plant family Melastomataceae, is represented by approximately 194 species. The genus is poorly known in the Philippines and is represented by only two species, Sonerila tenera and S. woodii.
The genus Sonerila, belonging to the plant family Melastomataceae, is represented by approximately 194 species. The genus is poorly known in the Philippines and is represented by only two species, Sonerila tenera and S. woodii.
During a botanical exploration in October 2022 at the Tabu-tabu Biodiversity Monitoring Site of Pasonanca Natural Park in Philippines, a researcher from Xishuangbanna Tropical botanical Garden (XTBG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences collected an unknown population of Sonerila species.
