''Nolana galapagensis'' , is a
species
In biology, a species is the basic unit of classification and a taxonomic rank of an organism, as well as a unit of biodiversity. A species is often defined as the largest group of organisms in which any two individuals of the appropriate s ...
of flowering plant in the
Solanaceae (nightshade) family. It is endemic to the
Galapagos Islands.
[Eliasson, U. H. 1970. Studies in Galápagos Plants IX, New Taxonomic and Distributional Records. Botaniska Notiser 123: 346-357.]
Description
''Nolana galapagensis'' is a small shrub with small fleshy green leaves that are arranged in dense groups along the branches. It has small white flowers.
Range and habitat
''Nolana galapagensis'' is endemic to the
Galapagos Islands, where it grows along the coasts of most of the islands.
References
Solanoideae
Garden plants of South America
Endemic flora of Ecuador
Plants described in 1936
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