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Ageratina sodiroi

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Ageratina sodiroi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Ageratina
Species:
A. sodiroi
Binomial name
Ageratina sodiroi
Synonyms[2][3]
  • Eupatorium sodiroi Hieron. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 12 (1900)

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]

Etymology

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Ageratina sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43118A10778067. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43118A10778067.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Ageratina sodiroi (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  3. ^ "'Ageratina sodiroi' (Hieron.) R.M.King & H.Rob.". The Global Compositae Checklist (GCC) – via The Plant List. Note that this website has been superseded by World Flora Online
  4. ^ Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521866453 (hardback), ISBN 9780521685535 (paperback). pp 39
  5. ^ 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.