Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Croton scouleri var. darwinii G.L. Webster

chala, mosquera

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Euphorbiales

Family
Euphorbiaceae

Genus
Croton

Species
scouleri

Subspecies
var. darwinii

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Origin: Endemic

Status

Data deficient

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.
  • 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.
  • Lawesson, J.E. Adsersen, H. & Bentley, P. (1987) An updated and annotated check list of the vascular plants of the Galapagos islands. Rept. Bot. Inst., Univ. Aarhus 16: 1-74.
  • Jørgensen, P.M. León-Yánez, S. (eds.) (1999) Catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Ecuador. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 75. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis, 1181 pp.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Webster, G.L. (1970) Notes on Galápagos Euphorbiaceae. Madroño 20(5): 257-263.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Croton scouleri var. darwinii", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=441. Accessed 22 November 2024.