Galapagos Species Database

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

Jungia paniculata (DC.) A.Gray

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Asterales

Family
Asteraceae

Genus
Jungia

Species
paniculata

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Jungia hirsuta Cuatrec. fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1967

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduction Pathway: Contaminant

Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

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

References

  • Eliasson, U. (1968) Studies in Galápagos Plants. V. Some New Botanical Records from the Archipelago. Svensk Botanisk Tidsskrift 62: 243-250.
  • Harling, G. (1991) 190(10). Compositae—Mutisieae. Flora del Ecuador 42: 1–105.
  • Harling, G. (1962) On Some Compositae Endemic to the Galápagos Islands. Acta Horti Bergiani. 20(3): 63-119.
  • Lawesson, J.E. (1987) Plantas exóticas en las Islas Galápagos, un resumen. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 17-23.
  • Porter, D.M. (1983) Vascular Plants of the Galapagos: Origins and Dispersal. In: Bowman, R.I., Berson, M. & Leviton, A.E. (eds.): Patterns of evolution in Galápagos organisms. Pacific Division, AAAS, San Francisco, California, p. 33-96.
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Missouri Botanical Garden (eds.) (2013) The Plant List, Version 1.1. Published on the Internet; http://www.theplantlist.org/ (accessed 1st January).
  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Jungia paniculata", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=17881. Accessed 31 October 2026.