Galapagos Species Database

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Lippia rosmarinifolia var. stewartii Moldenke

lippia

A woody shrub with rosettes of needle-like leaves, similar to rosemary. The tiny waxy flowers emerge from spherical flower heads.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Lamiales

Family
Verbenaceae

Genus
Lippia

Species
rosmarinifolia

Subspecies
var. stewartii

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Origin: Endemic

Status

Endangered

References

  • Itow, S. (1997) List of Plant Specimens collected in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Bulletin of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Nagasaki University, Natural Science, 38 (1): 53-144.
  • 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, Lippia rosmarinifolia var. stewartii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1659. Accessed 4 April 2026.