''Galvezia'' is a

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of perennial plants which are native to western

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and the Galapagos Islands. The genus is currently placed in the family

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, having been formerly classified under Scrophulariaceae. It is named in honour of

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, a colonial official in

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during the 1700s.

Taxonomy

Species accepted by

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include: *'' Galvezia elisensii'' M.O.Dillon & Quip. – Native to

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. *'' Galvezia fruticosa'' J.F. Gmel. – Native to

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and Peru. *''

Galvezia grandiflora ''Galvezia'' is a genus of perennial plants which are native to western South America and the Galapagos Islands. The genus is currently placed in the family Plantaginaceae, having been formerly classified under Scrophulariaceae. It is named in ...

'' (

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) Wettst. – Native to northwest Peru. *'' Galvezia lanceolata'' Pennell – Native to Ecuador. *'' Galvezia leucantha''

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– Native to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands. Two

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n species were formerly placed in ''Galvezia'', but are now recognized as distinct and placed in the genus '' Gambelia'': * ''

Gambelia juncea ''Gambelia juncea'' is a species of flowering shrub in the Plantaginaceae, plantain family commonly known as the Baja California bush snapdragon or Baja bush snapdragon. ''Gambelia juncea'' is a highly variable woody Perennial plant, perennial to ...

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and

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, Mexico.

References

External links

Missouri Botanical Gardens - VAST (VAScular Tropicos) nomenclatural database
{{Authority control Plantaginaceae Plantaginaceae genera