Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Galium galapagoense
Stem 1m long or more, internodes 3-7cm long, and blades dry a yellow-green, with older parts turning dark or black. Fruit is red to orange.
Endemic, found in forests and shrubs.
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Gentianales
Family
Rubiaceae
Genus
Galium
Species
galapagoense
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Galium reynoldsii Dempster fide Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew & Missouri Botanical Garden (2010). In Itow (1997) as Galium galapagensis.
Origin: Endemic
Distribution: From the islands Santiago, Santa Cruz, Floreana and Isabela (in the Sierra Negra volcano), it is found as a scarce component of the herbaceous vegetation of the upper parts. Probably decreasing due to habitat loss and invasions by introduced plants.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Galium galapagoense", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=718. Accessed 31 October 2026.