Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ombrophytum peruvianum
maiz de monte
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Santalales
Family
Balanophoraceae
Genus
Ombrophytum
Species
peruvianum
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Adsersen, H. (1989) The Rare Plants of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and their Conservation. Biol. Conservation 47(1): 49-77.
- Adsersen, H. (1976) Ombrophytum peruvianum New Record (Balanophoraceae) found in the Galapagos Islands. Bot. Notiser 129(2): 113-117.
- Cayot, L. J. (1987) Ecology of Giant Tortoise (Geochelone elephantopus)in the Galápagos Islands. Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Biology in the Graduate School of Syracuse University.
- Jørgensen, P.M. Nee, M. & Beck, S. G. (2010) Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.
- Lawesson, J.E. Adsersen, H. & Bentley, P. (1987) An updated and annotated check list of the vascular plants of the Galapagos islands. Rept. Bot. Inst., Univ. Aarhus 16: 1-74.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Ombrophytum peruvianum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14524. Accessed 31 October 2026.