Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Scalesia affinis subsp. gummifera
lechoso de lava, lechoso
A shrub with huge tabacco-shaped leaves. The beautiful flowers are often hidden beneath the leaves.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Asterales
Family
Asteraceae
Genus
Scalesia
Species
affinis
Subspecies
subsp. gummifera
Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa
Syn.: Scalesia gummifera Hook. f.. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010) does not accept infraspecific taxa for Scalesia affinis Hook.f.
Origin: Endemic
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- 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 affinis subsp. gummifera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=5471. Accessed 4 April 2026.