Pitcairnia sodiroi

Pitcairnia sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Bromeliaceae, it is a perennial and epiphyte.^[2] It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.^[1]

Pitcairnia sodiroi
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Pitcairnia
Species:	P. sodiroi
Binomial name
Pitcairnia sodiroi Mez

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 Bull. Herb. Boissier, sér. 2, vol.4 on page 622 in 1904.^[2]

References

1. 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.
2. "Pitcairnia sodiroi Mez | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 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.