Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Nertera granadensis (Mutis ex L. f.) Druce

nertera, planta de las canicas, coralito, rucachucao, bead plant, baby tears

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Gentianales

Family
Rubiaceae

Genus
Nertera

Species
granadensis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Gomozia granadensis Mutis ex L. f.; in Bacigalupo, N. M., E. L. Cabral & C. M. Taylor 2008 as Cunina sanfuentes Clos.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2001

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

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

References

  • Bacigalupo, N.M. Cabral, E.L. & Taylor, C.M. (2008) Rubiaceae, En: F.O. Zuloaga, O. Morrone & M.J. Belgrano (eds.): Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 107(3).
  • Brako, L. Zarucchi,J.L. (1993) Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987) Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 17(1): i–xxx, 1–328; 18(2): i–ix, 1–672.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. Nee, M. & Beck, S. G. (2010) Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de Bolivia. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard.
  • 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.
  • Standley, P.C. (1937) Nyctaginaceae. Flora of Peru. Field Mus. Nat. Hist., Bot. Ser. 13(2/2): 518–546.
  • Stevens, W.D. Ulloa, C., Pool, A., & Montiel, O.M. (2001) Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85: i–xlii, 1–2666.
  • 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, Nertera granadensis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1735. Accessed 4 November 2026.