Galapagos Species Database

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Dodonaea viscosa var. galapagensis (Scherff) Porter

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Sapindales

Family
Sapindaceae

Genus
Dodonaea

Species
viscosa

Subspecies
var. galapagensis

Taxon category: Species with Infraspecific Taxa

Syn.: Dodonaea eriocarpa f. galapagensis Sherff

Origin: Endemic

Status

Near threatened

References

  • Itow, S. (1997) List of Plant Specimens collected in the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador. Bulletin of the Faculty of Liberal Arts, Nagasaki University, Natural Science, 38 (1): 53-144.
  • Porter, D.M. (1970) The Genus Dodonaea (Sapindaceae) in the Galápagos Islands. Occ. Pap. Calf. Acad. Sci. 81: 1-4.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Wiggins, I.L. Porter, D.M. (1971) Flora of the Galapagos Islands Standford University Press, Stanford.

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