Luis Sodiro (1836–1909) was a Jesuit priest and a field

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who described a large number of species from the area around

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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.

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International Aroid Society; retrieved 28 December 2007. 19th-century Italian Jesuits Botanists active in South America 1836 births 1909 deaths 20th-century Italian Jesuits {{Italy-botanist-stub