Pitcairnia sodiroi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Pitcairnia |
Species: | P. sodiroi
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Binomial name | |
Pitcairnia sodiroi |
Pitcairnia sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae, it is a perennial and epiphyte. [2] It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
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 Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, vol.4 on page 622 in 1904. [2]
Pitcairnia sodiroi | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Clade: | Commelinids |
Order: | Poales |
Family: | Bromeliaceae |
Genus: | Pitcairnia |
Species: | P. sodiroi
|
Binomial name | |
Pitcairnia sodiroi |
Pitcairnia sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae, it is a perennial and epiphyte. [2] It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss. [1]
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 Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, vol.4 on page 622 in 1904. [2]