Plants and Places in the Galápagos Islands
18-28 February 2004

All photographs by M.O. Dillon and are fully copyrighted.

Playa Garrapateros on Isla Santa Cruz Santa Cruz
Opuntia echios above Playa Garrepatero, Isla Santa Cruz
Opuntia echios flower (February 2004)
Warning Sign for Hippomane mancinella (Euphorbiaceae) a small tree that is distributed from the West Indies, Mexico and Florida to Colombia.
Fruits of Hippomane mancinella scattered on the understory.
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Hippomane mancinella has monoecious terminal spikes.
Hippomane manceinella
Playa Garrapatero on Isla Santa Cruz
Playa Garrapatero on Isla Santa Cruz
Sesuvium portulacastrum in saline pozo, just in back
of the beach at Playa Garrapatero
Playa Garrapatero on Isla Santa Cruz
Scaevola plumieri (Goodeniaceae) is a pantropical species, also known from Baja California, Western Mexico, Central America, West Indies, Sir Lanker, Madagascar, Africa, and northern South America. Playa Garrapatero on Isla Santa Cruz.
Scaevola plumieri is known by the common names of "inkberry" or "sea grape". These fruits are considered well adapted to dispersal by ocean currents.
Scaevola plumieri is easily recognized by its alternate fleshy leaves and white, zygomorphic flowers.

Conocarpus erectus (Combretaceae) a widely distributed shoreline plant, Florida and Mexico to Ecuador, Brasil, and tropical West Africa.

Conocarpus erectus
Conocarpus erectus
Hibiscus tiliaceus (Malvaceae) is distributed throughout the Old and New World tropics
Hibiscus tiliaceus visited by Xlocopa darwini
Red Mangroves (Rhizophora mangle)
Lycium minimum on Isla Floreana / Santa María

Lycium minimum on Punta Cormorant (20 Feb 2004)

Lycium minimum on Punta Cormorant (20 Feb 2004).
Lycium minimum

Lycium minimum
Uplands on Isla Floreana


Lecocarpus pinnatifidus is a member of the Heliantheae tribe of Asteraceae;
endemic to the uplands of Isla Floreana at edge of crater (400 m). Just a few meters from the last known population of Linum cratericola. (20 Feb 2004).


Lecocarpus pinnatifidus on edge of crater, uplands on
Floreana (400 m) (20 Feb 2004).
Lecocarpus pinnatifidus is only known from one island, Isla Floreana or Santa María

Lecocarpus pinnatifidus has achenes with a small, chartaceous crown.

Bauhinia monandra (Caesalpiniaceae) at sunset on Floreana. It is used as an ornamental.

Bauhinia monandra is a widespread ornamental in Tropical America.

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