Piper sodiroi

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Piper sodiroi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Magnoliids
Order: Piperales
Family: Piperaceae
Genus: Piper
Species:
P. sodiroi
Binomial name
Piper sodiroi
C. DC.
Synonyms [2]

Piper sodiroi var. fuscumSodiro in Anales Univ. Centr. Ecuador 13: 676 (1898)
Piper sodiroi var. incanumSodiro in Anales Univ. Centr. Ecuador 13: 676 (1898)

Piper sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Piperaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador.

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]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. 1 2 "Piper sodiroi C.DC. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. 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.