Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Finet (2001): Although it was mentioned by some authors, even recently, so far no material from the Galapagos could be collected nor traced in the collections.

Origin: Native

IUCN Red List Category: Not evaluated

Distribution: Ecuador (Galapagos islands).

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