Galapagos Species Database

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

Kohleria amabilis (Planch. & Lindl.) Fritsch

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Scrophulariales

Family
Gesneriaceae

Genus
Kohleria

Species
amabilis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Tydaea ceciliae André

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1999

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
  • Kvist, L.P. Skog, L.E. (1992) Revision of Kohleria (Gesneriaceae). Smithsonian Contr. Bot. 79: 1–83.
  • 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, Kohleria amabilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1422. Accessed 7 May 2025.