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Megalastrum pleiosoros (Hook. f.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran
Species Database Megalastrum pleiosoros (Hook. f.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Digitaria horizontalis Willd.
Edinson Cárdenas-PNG
Scientists Discover a Novel Herpesvirus in Galapagos Pink Land Iguana

Scientists Discover a Novel Herpesvirus in Galapagos Pink Land Iguana

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Vitis vinifera L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Parmotrema erectociliatum Spielmann & Bungartz
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Parmotrema lawreyi F. Bungartz & A.A. Spielmann
Juan Manuel Garcia-CDF
Natural History Collections

The Charles Darwin Foundation is home to the largest Natural History Collections of endemic, native and introduced species of Galapagos in Ecuador, with more than 135,000 specimens and 7,500 species across four Collections: Marine, Vertebrate, Terrestrial Invertebrate and a Herbarium.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Amaranthus furcatus Howell
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Habenaria distans Griseb.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Canavalia dictyota Piper
Daucus carota L.
Species Database Daucus carota L.
CDF
Control of the avian vampire fly

In a race against time, our scientists are working hard to find ways to control the avian vampire fly (Philornis downsi), an invasive parasitic fly that is affecting the survival of the unique small landbirds of the Galapagos Islands, including the iconic Darwin’s finches.

Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Solanum tuberosum L.
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Species Database Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Acalypha flaccida Hook.f.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Mentha spicata L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Citrus × aurantium L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Citrus × aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Cucumis melo L.
Species Database Cucumis melo L.
Crescentia cujete L.
Species Database Crescentia cujete L.