Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Pseuderanthemum carruthersii (Seem.) Guillaumin

califa, erantemo morado, false eranthemum, graptophyllum, purple false eranthemum

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Scrophulariales

Family
Acanthaceae

Genus
Pseuderanthemum

Species
carruthersii

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Eranthemum atropurpureum W. Bull

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1985

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

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

References

  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276

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"Galapagos Species Database, Pseuderanthemum carruthersii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1229. Accessed 5 January 2025.