Sicyos villosus Hook.f. (1847:223)
Pepino de Galápagos
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Sicyos villosa Hook.f., 1847:223
Conservation Status
Extinct (León-Yánez et al., 2011:287,925; Tye & Sørensen, 2014a,b; Humphreys et al., 2019; Albani Rocchetti et al., 2022; POWO, 2024)
Last record: 1835 (León-Yánez et al., 2011:287; Tye & Sørensen, 2014a,b)
IUCN RedList status: Extinct
Distribution
Floreana, Galápagos Islands, Ecuador
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Hooker, J. D. (1847). An Enumeration of the Plants of the Galapagos Archipelago; with descriptions of those which are new. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 20: 163-233.
Other references:
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