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Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Citrus × nobilis Lour.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.
Lactuca sativa L.
Species Database Lactuca sativa L.
Desmodium incanum DC.
Species Database Desmodium incanum DC.
Cassia fistula L.
Species Database Cassia fistula L.
Erythrina fusca Lour.
Species Database Erythrina fusca Lour.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Puccinia lantanae Farl.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Archivo CDF
When Observation Became Knowledge

The 1905–1906 expedition of the California Academy of Sciences, led by Rollo Howard Beck, introduced a systematic approach to studying the Galápagos. By documenting specimen origins, it revealed variation among islands, established the archipelago as a natural laboratory of evolution, and laid foundations for ongoing research and conservation.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF