Kingdom: Plantae (2656)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2569)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2165)
Order: Myrtales (76)
Family: Melastomataceae (16)(family description)
Genus: Sonerila (2)
Epithet: cantonensis Stapf (1)
cantonensis => from Kuangchou, or Guangzhuo, SE China (Canton)