Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Varronia canescens
cordia
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Lamiales
Family
Boraginaceae
Genus
Varronia
Species
canescens
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn: Varronia andersonii (Kuntze) Borhidi, Stutzman et al 2012 Change of family to Cordiaceae (2022) according to APG IV ed. Before: Boraginaceae
Origin: Endemic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).
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- Stutzman, J. Lickey, E. Weeks, A. McMullen, C. (2012) A taxonomic study of the Galápagos endemic Varronia (cordiaceae) species with nomenclatural notes. J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 6(1): 75 – 99.
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
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"Galapagos Species Database, Varronia canescens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=16605. Accessed 26 June 2025.