Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Clerodendrum balfourii (B.D.Jacks. ex Dombrain) Dombrain, The Plant List (2010) as Clerodendrum balfourianum Massart & al. and Clerodendrum thomsoniae var. balfourii B.D. Jacks. ex Dombrain. Family changed from Verbenaceae to Lamiaceae (Villalba, J & Villafuerte, T. 2022)

Origin: Introduced - established

Year of first record: 2002

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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