Ageratina sodiroi | |
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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: | Ageratina |
Species: | A. sodiroi
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Binomial name | |
Ageratina sodiroi | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Ageratina sodiroi is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is widely distributed in the Andes. [1]
This plant grows as an herb, sub-shrub, or shrub. It grows in forests and upper Andean vegetation types up to 3500 meters in altitude. [1]
Ageratina is derived from Greek meaning 'un-aging', in reference to the flowers keeping their color for a long time. [4]
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. [5]
It was first published in Phytologia vol.19 on page 217 in 1970. [2]
Ageratina sodiroi | |
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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: | Ageratina |
Species: | A. sodiroi
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Binomial name | |
Ageratina sodiroi | |
Synonyms [2] [3] | |
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Ageratina sodiroi is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is endemic to Ecuador, where it is widely distributed in the Andes. [1]
This plant grows as an herb, sub-shrub, or shrub. It grows in forests and upper Andean vegetation types up to 3500 meters in altitude. [1]
Ageratina is derived from Greek meaning 'un-aging', in reference to the flowers keeping their color for a long time. [4]
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. [5]
It was first published in Phytologia vol.19 on page 217 in 1970. [2]