Dracula sodiroi is a species of orchid. It is an epiphyte and grows in wet tropical areas of north-western and northern Ecuador.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Dracula |
| Species: | D. sodiroi
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| Binomial name | |
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Masdevallia sodiroi Schltr.in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 120 (1915) (Basionym) | |
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 in Selbyana vol.2 on page 197 in 1978.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Dracula sodiroi (Schltr.) Luer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
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