Galapagos Species Database

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

Dalechampia scandens L.

spurgecreeper

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Euphorbiales

Family
Euphorbiaceae

Genus
Dalechampia

Species
scandens

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Dalechampia villosa Lam.

Taxon origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

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

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Year of first record: 1998

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
  • Funk, V.T. Hollowell, T., Berry, P., Kelloff, C. & Alexander, S.N. (2007) Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1-584.
  • CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Dalechampia scandens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1416. Accessed 17 June 2024.