Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Galphimia gracilis
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Malpighiales
Family
Malpighiaceae
Genus
Galphimia
Species
gracilis
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Thryallis gracilis (Bartl.) Kuntze; D'Arcy (1987) as Galphimia glauca f. parviflora Nied.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2003
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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"Galapagos Species Database, Galphimia gracilis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=1936. Accessed 18 May 2025.