Sonerila gadgiliana , a new scapigerous species of Melastomataceae from India

Sonerila gadgiliana , 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 S. raghaviana Ratheesh et al. , S. rotundifolia Bedd. and S. veldkampiana Ratheesh et al. , but differs from leaf, inflorescence, peduncle, hypanthium, petal, anther, capsule and seed characteristics. Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 22 (1): 9–15, 2015 (June)