Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Scleropus squamulatus Andersson 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.

Distribution: Species considered endemic to the Galapagos until several specimens from Guayas expanded their distribution to continental Ecuador. In the Galapagos, it is widely distributed on several islands, but recent information is lacking, and there are few samples.

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