Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Dodonaea viscosa
chánamo, granadillo, Hawaiian hopseed bush, sticky hop bush
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Sapindales
Family
Sapindaceae
Genus
Dodonaea
Species
viscosa
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Dodonaea viscosa var. spatulata (Sm.) Benth. The Plant List (2017).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Dodonaea viscosa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1114. Accessed 31 October 2026.