Ecuadorian botanist (1836-1909).
Luis Sodiro (1836–1909) was an Italian Jesuit priest and a field botanist from Vicenza who described a large number of species from the area around Quito, Ecuador in the early 20th century. He was perhaps the first person who collected in this region and he described at least 38 species from Esmeraldas, a region in Ecuador.
Abbreviations: Sodiro
Occupations: scientific collector, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: Kingdom of Italy, Ecuador
Languages: Spanish, Latin
Dates: 1836-05-29T00:00:00Z – 1909-05-15T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Cornedo Vicentino
Direct attributions: 233 plants, 0 fungi
Authorship mentions: 366 plants, 0 fungi