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Palicourea sodiroi
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Gentianales
Family:	Rubiaceae
Genus:	Palicourea
Species:	P. sodiroi
Binomial name
Palicourea sodiroi Standl.

Palicourea sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Rubiaceae. It is a shrub and grows primarily in wet tropical habitats. It is endemic to Ecuador.

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.

It was first published in Publ. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. vol.22 on page 198 in 1940.

References

1. Jaramillo, T.; Cornejo, X.; Pitman, N. (2004). "Palicourea sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2004: e.T46090A11030195. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46090A11030195.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
2. 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.
3. "Palicourea sodiroi Standl. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 29 October 2023.

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