TY - JOUR AU - Narayanan, M.K. Ratheesh AU - Sivadasan, M. AU - Sunil, C.N. AU - Nandakumar, M.K. AU - Shaju, T. AU - Alfarhan, A.H. AU - Tamimi, A.S.M. Amal PY - 2015/06/25 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Sonerila gadgiliana, a new scapigerous species of Melastomataceae from India JF - Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy JA - Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon VL - 22 IS - 1 SE - Articles DO - 10.3329/bjpt.v22i1.23861 UR - https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BJPT/article/view/23861 SP - 9-15 AB - <p><em>Sonerila gadgiliana</em>, a new species collected from high altitude moss-covered dripping rocks of grassland-shola margins in Wayanad district, Kerala, India is described and illustrated. The species resembles <em>S. raghaviana </em>Ratheesh <em>et al.</em>, <em>S. rotundifolia</em> Bedd. and <em>S. veldkampiana </em>Ratheesh <em>et al.</em>, but differs from leaf, inflorescence, peduncle, hypanthium, petal, anther, capsule and seed characteristics.</p><p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>22</strong>(1): 9–15, 2015 (June)</p> ER -