Aldama sodiroi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Aldama
Species:
A. sodiroi
Binomial name
Aldama sodiroi
(Hieron.) E.E.Schill. & Panero
Synonyms[2][3]

Helianthus sodiroi Hieron. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 29: 41 (1900)
Rhysolepis sodiroi (Hieron.) H.Rob. & A.J.Moore in Proc. Biol. Soc. Washington 117: 431 (2004)
Viguiera sodiroi S.F.Blake in Contr. Gray Herb. 54: 139 (1918)

Aldama sodiroi is a species of flowering plant in the family Asteraceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist montane forests. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1]

After molecular phylogenetic studies by botanists Schilling and Panero in 2011, showed that some species that were formerly classified in the genus Viguiera, were then transferred to genus Aldama.[4]

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.[5]

It is a perennial, herbaceous plant with a white, star-shaped flower with five petals and a yellow center. The seed is small, black, and round.[6]

It has been used in traditional medicine to treat fever, headache, and stomach ailments. It is also used as an ornamental plant in gardens.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Montúfar, R.; Pitman, N. (2003). "Viguiera sodiroi". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T43864A10827717. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T43864A10827717.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ↑ "Aldama sodiroi (Hieron.) E.E.Schill. & Panero | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  3. ↑ "Aldama sodiroi (Hieron.) E.E.Schill. & Panero". worldfloraonline.org. Retrieved 28 October 2023.
  4. ↑ Schilling, Edward E.; Panero, Jose L. (November 2011). "A revised classification of subtribe Helianthinae (Asteraceae: Heliantheae) II. Derived lineages". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 167 (3): 311–331. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8339.2011.01172.x.
  5. ↑ 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.
  6. 1 2 "Aldama sodiroi - Uses, Benefits & Care". Selina Wamucii. Retrieved 28 October 2023.


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