Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Scutia spicata
espino, thorn shrub, spiny bush
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Euphorbiales
Family
Rhamnaceae
Genus
Scutia
Species
spicata
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Scutia pauciflora (Hook. f.) Weberb. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010).
Origin: Native
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Stewart, A. (1911) A botanical survey of the Galápagos Islands. Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 4th Series, 1: 7-288.
- Svenson, H.K. (1935) Plants of the Astor Expedition, 1930 (Galapagos and Cocos Islands). Am. J. Bot. 22: 208-277.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Scutia spicata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=15864. Accessed 3 April 2026.