Galapagos Species Database

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Jaltomata werffii D'Arcy

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Solanales

Family
Solanaceae

Genus
Jaltomata

Species
werffii

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Jaltomata werfii D'Arcy

Origin: Endemic

Status

Vulnerable

References

  • Adsersen, H. (1989) The Rare Plants of the Galapagos Islands, Ecuador and their Conservation. Biol. Conservation 47(1): 49-77.
  • D'Arcy, W.C. (1981) Jaltomata werfii (Solanaceae), a new species from the archipelago de Colón (Galápagos Islands). Phytologia 52(1): 9-10.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1981) Jaltometa werfii (Solanaceae) a New species from the Archipielago de Colón (Galápagos Islands). Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.
  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Vagvolgyi, J. (1974) Nesopupa galapagensis, a new Indo-pacific element in the land snail fauna of the Galápagos Islands (Pulmonata: Vertiginidae) Nautilus 88 (3): 86-89
  • 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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