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Lecocarpus lecocarpoides subsp. lecocarpoides

Straight spined lecocarpus

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Asterales

Family
Asteraceae

Genus
Lecocarpus

Species
lecocarpoides

Subspecies
subsp. lecocarpoides

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Acanthospermum lecocarpoides B.L.Rob. & Greenm.

Origin: Endemic

Status

Critically endangered

Distribution

Distribution: On Española island itself and possibly Oeste islet.

References

  • 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. lecocarpoides", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=24686. Accessed 1 November 2026.