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Sonerila janakiana is a small tuberous, stoloniferous herb from the wet tropical forests of southern India, related to the jewel orchids-style Sonerila genus of shade-loving Melastomes. It needs consistently humid, shaded, warm conditions to thrive.
Sonerila janakiana is a species of flowering plant in the genus Sonerila. It is a tuberous, scapigerous and stoloniferous plant species.
Native to Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India. it is primarily flourishes in the wet tropical environment.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Sonerila janakiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
