Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Alternanthera pubiflora
camaron,sangrinaria, escancel morado
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Caryophyllales
Family
Amaranthaceae
Genus
Alternanthera
Species
pubiflora
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Brandesia pubiflora Benth.
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Eliasson, U. (1990) Species of Amaranthaceae in the Galapagos islands and their affinities to species on the South American mainland. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 32: 29-33.
- Eliasson, U. (1985) Identity and taxonomy affinity of some members of the Amaranthaceae from the Galapagos Islands. Bot. J. of Linnean Soc. 91(3): 415-433.
- Eliasson, U. (1989) Especies de Amaranthaceae en las Islas Galápagos y sus relaciones con las especies del continente Sudamericano. Pg. 33 - 38. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y menejos en Galápagos.
- Jørgensen, P.M. León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, 1181 pp.
- 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, Alternanthera pubiflora", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1677. Accessed 31 October 2026.