Piper sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.
Piper sodiroi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Magnoliids |
Order: | Piperales |
Family: | Piperaceae |
Genus: | Piper |
Species: | P. sodiroi
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Binomial name | |
Piper sodiroi C. DC.
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Synonyms[2] | |
Piper sodiroi var. fuscum Sodiro in Anales Univ. Centr. Ecuador 13: 676 (1898) |
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.[3]
It was first published by Swiss botanist Casimir de Candolle in Bull. Herb. Boissier vol.6 on page 482 in 1898.[2]
References
edit- ^ Santiana, J.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Piper sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T45863A11015653. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T45863A11015653.en. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Piper sodiroi C.DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 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.