| Axinaea sodiroi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (IUCN 3.1) | |
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 |
| 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.
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.
It was first published and described in Phytologia vol.35 on page 8 in 1976.
References
- ^ 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.
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Axinaea sodiroi | |
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