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Scalesia atractyloides var. darwinii (Hook. f.) Eliasson

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Pollen grain of Scalesia atractyloides var. darwinii (Hook. f.) Eliasson (scanning electron micrograph). Photo: Patricia Jaramillo Díaz & M. Mar Trigo, CDF, 2011.
Pollen grain of Scalesia atractyloides var. darwinii (Hook. f.) Eliasson (scanning electron micrograph). Photo: Patricia Jaramillo Díaz & M. Mar Trigo, CDF, 2011.

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Asterales

Family
Asteraceae

Genus
Scalesia

Species
atractyloides

Subspecies
var. darwinii

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Scalesia darwinii Hook. f.

Origin: Endemic

Status

Critically endangered

References

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  • Andersson, N.J. (1855) Om Galápagos Öarnes Vegetation. Kongliga Svenska Vetenskaps Akademien Handl., Stockholm: 61-256.
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  • Eliasson, U. (1974) Studies in Galapagos Plants. XIV. The Genus Scalesia Arn. Opera Botanica 36: 1-117.
  • Jaramillo, P. Trigo, M. M. (2006) Pollen morphology of the Galapagos endemic genus Scalesia Arn. (Asteraceae). Noticias de Galápagos 64: 26-30.
  • Jaramillo, P. (2000) Plantas amenazadas y medidas de conservación en varias islas del archipiélago. Informe Galápagos, 70-76 (Eds P. Ospina and E. Muñoz.). Quito-Ecuador: Fundación Natura y el Fondo Mundial para la Naturaleza (WWF).
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  • 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
  • Valencia, R. Pitman, N., León-Yánez, S. & Jørgensen, P.M. (2000) Libro Rojo de las Plantas Endémicas del Ecuador. Herbario QCA, Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador. Ecuador 2000 i–iv, 1–489.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Scalesia atractyloides var. darwinii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=341. Accessed 1 November 2026.