Galapagos Species Database

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

Lampranthus aureus (L.) N.E. Br.

lamprantus, mesen naranja, ice plant, orange vygie

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Caryophyllales

Family
Aizoaceae

Genus
Lampranthus

Species
aureus

Taxon category: Accepted

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: No data

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
  • Gibbs, G.E. Welman, W.G., Reitief, F., Immelman, K.L., Germishuizen, G., Pienaar, B.J. & Nicholas, A. (1987) List of species of southern African plants. Mem. Bot. Surv. S. Africa 2(1–2): 1–152(pt. 1), 1–270(pt. 2).
  • 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, Lampranthus aureus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=131. Accessed 21 March 2025.