| Pitcairnia sodiroi | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Near Threatened (IUCN 3.1) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Clade: | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Pitcairnia |
| Species: | P. sodiroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Pitcairnia sodiroi Mez | |
Pitcairnia sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae, it is a perennial and epiphyte. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.
The specific epithet of sodiroi refers to Luis Sodiro (1836â1909), who was an Italian Jesuit priest and a field botanist,who collected many plants in Ecuador.
It was first published in Bull. Herb. Boissier, sÊr. 2, vol.4 on page 622 in 1904.
References
- ^ Manzanares, J.M.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Pitcairnia sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43299A10789150. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43299A10789150.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Pitcairnia sodiroi Mez | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 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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| Pitcairnia sodiroi | |
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