Critoniopsis sodiroi is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Critoniopsis |
| Species: | C. sodiroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Critoniopsis sodiroi (Hieron.) H.Rob.
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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 in Phytologia vol.69 on page 105 in 1990.[2]
References edit
- ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Critoniopsis sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T38073A10091033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T38073A10091033.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Critoniopsis sodiroi (Hieron.) H.Rob. | 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.
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