Pitcairnia sodiroi
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| Pitcairnia sodiroi | |
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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 | |
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]
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]