Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.:Pueraria phaseoloides (Roxb.) Benth (POWO, 2022);

Origin: Introduced - established

Mode of introduction: Accidental

Introduced status: Naturalized

Invasive status: No data

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

Distribution: Range prior to eradication was limited to a single farm in the highlands of Santa Cruz.

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