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Burmeistera sodiroana

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Burmeistera sodiroana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Campanulaceae
Genus: Burmeistera
Species:
B. sodiroana
Binomial name
Burmeistera sodiroana
Zahlbr.
Synonyms[2]
  • Burmeistera leucocarpa Zahlbr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 529 (1915)
  • Burmeistera leucocarpa var. dentata E.Wimm. in H.G.A.Engler (ed.), Pflanzenr., IV, 276b: 140 (1943)

Burmeistera sodiroana is a species of plant in the family Campanulaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

It was first published by an Austrian-Hungarian botanist Alexander Zahlbruckner in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 13: 534 in 1915.[2]

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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Moreno, P.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Burmeistera sodiroana". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43492A10802963. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43492A10802963.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Burmeistera sodiroana Zahlbr. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ 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.