Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Ipomoea wrightii
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Solanales
Family
Convolvulaceae
Genus
Ipomoea
Species
wrightii
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Ipomoea pulchella Roth fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010)
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1974
Mode of introduction: Accidental
Introduction Pathway: Contaminant
Subpathway: Contaminant on plants (inc. seeds and plant associated material)
Introduced status: Naturalized
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
- 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, Ipomoea wrightii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=379. Accessed 1 November 2026.