Solanum sodiroi
Species of flowering plant
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Solanum sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is possibly endemic to Ecuador.
| Solanum sodiroi | |
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| Solanum sodiroi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Solanales |
| Family: | Solanaceae |
| Genus: | Solanum |
| Species: | S. sodiroi |
| Binomial name | |
| Solanum sodiroi Bitter | |
| Synonyms | |
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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.[1]
S. carchiense as described by Correll is an invalid name for this plant that is sometimes still seen. Altogether, the following synonyms are assigned to this species:[2]
- Solanum carchiense Correll
- Solanum sodiroi var. dimorphophyllum (Bitter) Correll
- Solanum sodiroi ssp. dimorphophyllum Bitter
- Solanum tetrapetalum Rusby
The mysterious S. carchiense was classified as Endangered by the IUCN before it was synonymized with the more widespread S. sodiroi.[3]
