Axinaea sodiroi

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Axinaea sodiroi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Melastomataceae
Genus: Axinaea
Species:
A. sodiroi
Binomial name
Axinaea sodiroi
Wurdack

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]

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Axinaea sodiroi Wurdack | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2023.