Dracula sodiroi is a species of orchid. It is an epiphyte and grows in wet tropical areas of north-western and northern Ecuador.[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.[2]

It was first published in Selbyana vol.2 on page 197 in 1978.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Dracula sodiroi (Schltr.) Luer | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  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.


Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dracula_sodiroi
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