Axinaea sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Melastomataceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.[1]
| Axinaea sodiroi | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Melastomataceae |
| Genus: | Axinaea |
| Species: | A. sodiroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Axinaea sodiroi Wurdack
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The specific epithet of sodiroi refers to Luis Sodiro (1836–1909), who was an Italian Jesuit priest and a field botanist, who collected many plants in Ecuador.[2]
It was first published and described in Phytologia vol.35 on page 8 in 1976.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b Cotton, E.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Axinaea sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45664A11010141. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45664A11010141.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ Nursery, Lovato; Alejandro, David (2018). "Padre Luis Sodiro S. J.: Importance of his contribution to the knowledge of botany in Ecuador and its predecessors" (in Spanish). Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ "Axinaea sodiroi Wurdack | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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