If Serissa is a genus of a flowering plant, what is Westringia a genus of?
Serissa Serissa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Rubiaceae, containing only one species, Serissa japonica. It is native to open sub-tropical woodlands and wet meadows in southeast Asia, from India, and China to Japan. It is commonly called the snowrose, tree of a thousand stars, or Japanese boxthorn; and was formerly called Serissa foetida. 'Foetida' referres to the unpleasant, vomit-like, odour that the trees give off if their leaves are pruned or bruised.
Sonerila The genus Sonerila Roxb. belongs to family Melastomaceae. This genus is characterized by presence of three petals (along with the genera "Stussenia" & "Lithobium") as opposed to five in the other members of the family. Most members of the genus prefer growing in shady habitats. It is a large genus including about 175 species.