Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Delilia biflora
pelusilla
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Delilia
Species
biflora
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Elvira biflora (L.) DC.
Origin: Cryptogenic
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- Adsersen, H. (1989) The Rare Plants of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and their Conservation. Biol. Conservation 47(1): 49-77.
- CONABIO (2009) Catálogo taxonómico de especies de México. Cap. nat. México 1.
- Delprete, P.G. (1995) Systematic study of the genus Delilia (Asteraceae, Heliantheae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 194(1/2): 111–122.
- Porter, D.M. (1983) Vascular Plants of the Galapagos: Origins and Dispersal. In: Bowman, R.I., Berson, M. & Leviton, A.E. (eds.): Patterns of evolution in Galápagos organisms. Pacific Division, AAAS, San Francisco, California, p. 33-96.
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
- Van der Werff, H.H. (1977) Vascular plants from the Galápagos Islands: new records and taxonomic notes. Bot. Notiser 130(1): 89-100.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Delilia biflora", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=307. Accessed 31 October 2026.