Burmeistera sodiroana is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Campanulaceae |
| Genus: | Burmeistera |
| Species: | B. sodiroana
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| Binomial name | |
| Burmeistera sodiroana Zahlbr.
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It was first published by an Austrian-Hungarian botanist Alexander Zahlbruckner in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 534 in 1915.[2]
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]
References edit
- ^ a b Moreno, P.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Burmeistera sodiroana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43492A10802963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43492A10802963.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Burmeistera sodiroana Zahlbr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 November 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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