Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Chionanthus pubescens
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Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Scrophulariales
Family
Oleaceae
Genus
Chionanthus
Species
pubescens
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Linociera pubescens (Kunth) Eichler
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1991
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Chionanthus pubescens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1049. Accessed 3 November 2026.