Myrsine sodiroana
Encyclopedia
Myrsine sodiroana is a species of plant
in the Myrsinaceae
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
.
Plant
Plants are living organisms belonging to the kingdom Plantae. Precise definitions of the kingdom vary, but as the term is used here, plants include familiar organisms such as trees, flowers, herbs, bushes, grasses, vines, ferns, mosses, and green algae. The group is also called green plants or...
in the Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae
Myrsinaceae, or the Myrsine family, is a rather large family from the order Ericales. It consists of 35 genera and about 1000 species....
family. It is endemic to Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
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Source
- Santiana, J. & Pitman, N. 2004. Myrsine sodiroana. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 22 August 2007.