Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Lecocarpus lecocarpoides subsp. brachyceratus
Lecocarpus, Girasol endémico, Endemic sunflower
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Lecocarpus
Species
lecocarpoides
Subspecies
subsp. brachyceratus
Taxon category: Accepted
Basionym: Acanthospermum brachyceratum S.F.Blake 1922
Origin: Endemic
Distribution: Endemic to Gardner-by-Española, Osborn and Xarifa islets, with the type specimens originating from Gardner-by-Española.
- Tye, A. Jaramillo, P. (2022) Rediscovery of the Galapagos endemic Lecocarpus leptolobus (Asteraceae), its morphology, distribution and taxonomy relative to its congeners Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society, boac026, https://doi.org/10.1093/botlinnean/boac026
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"Galapagos Species Database, Lecocarpus lecocarpoides subsp. brachyceratus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24685. Accessed 3 April 2026.