Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 1902

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: Lesser concern

Substrate or host preferences: The Galapagos host plants: Ageratum conyzoides (tropical whiteweed), Annona cherimola (cherimalla), Annona muricata (soursop), Bidens pilosa (beggar's ticks), Calandrinia galapagosa (Galapagos rock - purslane), Cestrum auriculatum (orange cestrum), Citrus sp., Chiococca alba (West Indian milkberry), Cinchona pubescens (quinine), Coffea sp., Cordia lutea (yellow cordia), Croton scouleri (Galapagos croton), Cyperus anderssonii (Galápagos sedge), Epidendrum spicatum (buttonhole orchid), Erigeron bonariensis (flaxleaf fleabane),Goniopteris poiteana (darkgreen maiden fern), Helianthus annuus (common sunflower), Hibiscus rosa-sinensis (chinese hibiscus), Justicia galapagana (Galapagos justicia), Kalanchoe pinnata (air plant), Mangifera indica (mango), Melia azedarach (chinaberry), Pelargonium × hybridum (geranium), Piscidia carthagenensis (matazarno), Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (false eranthemum), Psychotria rufipes (white wild coffee), Polypodium squamatum,Rhizophora mangle (red mangrove), Ricinus communis (castor oil), Ruellia malacosperma (softseed wild petunia), Scalesia pedunculata (Scalesia tree), Sida rhombifolia (arrowleaf sida), Syngonium sp., Tetramerium nervosum (hairy fournwort), Tricerma octogonum (leatherleaf).

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

Distribution: Floreana, Isabela, San Cristobal, Santa Cruz

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