Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Solanum tuberosum
papa, patata, potato, Irish potato
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)
Order
Solanales
Family
Solanaceae
Genus
Solanum
Species
tuberosum
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Solanum andigenum Juz. & Bukasov
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 1875
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
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- Lawesson, J.E. (1987) Plantas exóticas en las Islas Galápagos, un resumen. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 17-23.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Solanum tuberosum", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=791. Accessed 16 July 2025.