Solanum sodiroi explained

Solanum sodiroi is a species of plant in the family Solanaceae. It is possibly 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.^[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]

Footnotes

• Montúfar, R. . Pitman, N. . 2004 . Solanum carchiense . 2004 . e.T46325A11048844 . 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2004.RLTS.T46325A11048844.en . 16 November 2021.
• [2008]: Solanum sodiroi. Retrieved 2008-SEP-30.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nursery . Lovato . Alejandro . David . Padre Luis Sodiro S. J .: Importance of his contribution to the knowledge of botany in Ecuador and its predecessors . 28 October 2023 . Spanish . 2018.
2. Solanaceae Source [2008]
3. Montúfar & Pitman (2004)