Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Polypremum procumbens
rustweed, juniper leaf
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Lamiales
Family
Tetrachondraceae
Genus
Polypremum
Species
procumbens
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Hasslerella rojasii Chodat and Polypremum laxum Raf.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1996
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Norman, E.M. (2000) Buddlejaceae. Fl. Neotrop. 81: 1–225.
- 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).
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"Galapagos Species Database, Polypremum procumbens", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2155. Accessed 2 July 2025.