Melastomataceae Juss. Sonerilla erecta Jack. S. Vietnam, Prov. Kontum. Evergreen close primary forest along mountain river on W slope of Ngoc Linh mountain system at 1300-1450 m near Long Nam village. Small shrub near 0.5 m high on shadow rocks. Not common. VH 1106 03.04.1995 International Botanical Expedition of the U.S.A. National Geographic Society (grant No 5094-93)
Participants: L. Averyanov, N.T. Ban, N. Q. Binh, A. Budantzev, L. Budantzev, N.T. Hiep, D.D. Huyen, P.K. Loc, N.X. Tam, G. Yakovlev