Sessea sodiroi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Sessea |
| Species: | S. sodiroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Sessea sodiroi | |
Sessea sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae, it can grow up to tree-size. It is endemic to Ecuador.
It was first published and described in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. vol.18 on page 208 in 1922.[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
[edit]- ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Sessea sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46320A11048439. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46320A11048439.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Sessea sodiroi Bitter | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
- ^ 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.
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