Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Macropsychanthus comosus
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Macropsychanthus
Species
comosus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Dioclea reflexa Hook. f. (Queiroz & Snak, 2020; POWO, 2022)
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1972
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.
Distribution: Its native range is SE. Mexico to Tropical America, W. & W. Central Tropical Africa (POWO, 2022).
- Queiroz, L.P. Snak, C. (2020) Revisiting the taxonomy of Dioclea and related genera (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae), with new generic circumscriptions Queiroz, L.P. & Snak, C. (2020). Revisiting the taxonomy of Dioclea and related genera (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae), with new generic circumscriptions. PhytoKeys, 164, 67-114. https://doi.org/10.3897/phytokeys.164.55441
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (2022) Plants of the world online POWO (2022): Plants of the world online. Published on the Internet; Https://powo.science.kew.org/
- 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, Macropsychanthus comosus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=20233. Accessed 5 November 2026.