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A new species of Sonerila (Melastomataceae) serendipitously discovered in Pasonanca Natural Park, Zamboanga City, Southwestern Philippines with notes on S. woodii A species new to science, Sonerila mapelo Naive, discovered in Pasonanca Natural Park, Zamboanga City, Western Mindanao, Philippines, is herewith described and illustrated. Color plates, notes on its distribution, habitat, phenology, and a comparison to its allied species are provided below. In addition, we took this opportunity to lectotypify the name S. woodii and its synonym S. lilacina. With the discovery of the new species, the Philippines now has a total of three Sonerila taxa, of which two are known to be endemic.

在我国西南部菲律宾萨松安卡自然公园，赞布桑加市，偶然发现了一种新的Sonerila（Melastomataceae科）物种。该物种名为Sonerila mapelo Naive，为科学新发现。现对之进行描述并附图。以下提供了该物种的彩色版面、分布、栖息地、物候学特征及其与近缘物种的比较。此外，我们借此机会对S. woodii及其同义词S. lilacina进行了正模定名。随着新物种的发现，菲律宾Sonerila物种总数达到三种，其中两种已知为特有物种。