Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hippobroma longiflora
revienta caballos, estrellita, madamfate, star of Bethlehem
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Campanulales
Family
Campanulaceae
Genus
Hippobroma
Species
longiflora
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Isotoma longiflora (L.) C. Presl
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2002
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hippobroma longiflora", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1715. Accessed 20 April 2026.