Bot. [ad. Javanese soneriila.] A genus of Eastern plants; a variety or plant belonging to this genus.
1846. Lindley, Veget. Kingd., 732. The Memecylons are ribless, and so is Sonerila.
1866. Treas. Bot., 1072/2.
1880. C. R. Markham, Peruv. Bark, 302. The Osbeckias and Sonerilas represent the melastomaceous plants.
1882. Garden, 18 Nov., 442/1. The freely produced and really handsome flowers alone render Sonerilas worthy of a place in gardens.
