Dracula sodiroi is a species of orchid. It is an epiphyte and grows in wet tropical areas of north-western and northern Ecuador.[1]

Dracula sodiroi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Dracula
Species:
D. sodiroi
Binomial name
Dracula sodiroi
Synonyms

Masdevallia sodiroi Schltr.in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 120 (1915) (Basionym)

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

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  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.