Critoniopsis sodiroi
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Asterales |
| Family: | Asteraceae |
| Genus: | Critoniopsis |
| Species: | C. sodiroi
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| Binomial name | |
| Critoniopsis sodiroi (Hieron.) H.Rob.
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Critoniopsis sodiroi is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in 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 (1836–1909), who was an Italian Jesuit priest and a field botanist,who collected many plants in Ecuador.[3]
It was first published in Phytologia vol.69 on page 105 in 1990.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Critoniopsis sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T38073A10091033. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T38073A10091033.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Critoniopsis sodiroi (Hieron.) H.Rob. | 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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