Biology:Sonerila margaritacea

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Short description: Species of plant in the genus Sonerila

Sonerila margaritacea
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Botanical illustration
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Sonerila
Species:
S. margaritacea
Binomial name
Sonerila margaritacea
Lindl.[1]
Synonyms[2]

Sonerila margaritacea is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sonerila, native to Myanmar.[2] An evergreen perennial with patterned leaves, reaching only 10 cm, it has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit as a terrarium or hothouse ornamental.[3]

References

  1. Gard. Chron. 1854: 727 (1854)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Sonerila margaritacea Lindl.". Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2017. http://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:575820-1. 
  3. "Sonerila margaritacea". The Royal Horticultural Society. https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/106243/Sonerila-margaritacea/Details. 

Wikidata ☰ Q103378852 entry