Palicourea sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub and grows primarily in wet tropical habitats. It is endemic to Ecuador.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Gentianales |
| Family: | Rubiaceae |
| Genus: | Palicourea |
| Species: | P. sodiroi
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| Palicourea sodiroi | |
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 in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. vol.22 on page 198 in 1940.[3]
References edit
- ^ Jaramillo, T.; Cornejo, X.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Palicourea sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46090A11030195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46090A11030195.en. Retrieved 17 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.
- ^ "Palicourea sodiroi Standl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
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