Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Scalesia divisa
lechoso
Arborescent shrub, alternate leaves with distinct and slender petiole, ovate blade and white ligulate flowers.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Scalesia
Species
divisa
Taxon category: Accepted
Origin: Endemic
Distribution: Species restricted to San Cristobal Island, where it has declined, but still common in some areas. There is a wide area of hybrids with S. incisa.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Scalesia divisa", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=346. Accessed 31 October 2026.