Solanum sodiroi

Solanum sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is possibly endemic to Ecuador.

Solanum sodiroi
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]