Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Nertera granadensis
nertera, planta de las canicas, coralito, rucachucao, bead plant, baby tears
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
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
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- 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.