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Scalesia cordata Stewart
Species Database Scalesia cordata Stewart
Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
Species Database Eclipta prostrata (L.) L.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Polystichum orbiculatum (Desv.) J. Rémy & Fée.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Pleopeltis macrocarpa (Bory ex Willd.) Kaulf.
Tiquilia darwinii (Hook. f.) A.T. Richardson
Species Database Tiquilia darwinii (Hook. f.) A.T. Richardson
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Ponthieva maculata Lindl.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Urera caracasana (Jacq.) Gaudich. ex. Griseb.
Euphorbia equisetiformis Stewart
Species Database Euphorbia equisetiformis Stewart
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Hymenophyllum polyanthos (Sw.) Sw.
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Galactia tenuiflora (Willd.) Wight & Arn.
Asplenium feei Kunze ex Fée
Species Database Asplenium feei Kunze ex Fée
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Campyloneurum phyllitidis (L.) C. Presl
Cyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P. Wilson
Species Database Cyclospermum leptophyllum (Pers.) Sprague ex Britton & P. Wilson
Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.
Species Database Canavalia rosea (Sw.) DC.
Scalesia affinis subsp. gummifera (Hook. f.) Harling
Species Database Scalesia affinis subsp. gummifera (Hook. f.) Harling
Desmodium glabrum (Mill.) DC.
Species Database Desmodium glabrum (Mill.) DC.
Tiquilia galapagoa (J.T. Howell) A.T. Richardson
Species Database Tiquilia galapagoa (J.T. Howell) A.T. Richardson
Carlos Espinosa/CDF
Species Database Mollugo floriana subsp. gypsophiloides J.T. Howell
Scientists Meet in Galapagos to Discuss Climate Change
Mara Speece
The Mystery Behind the Santa Fe Tortoise

In 1969, during relentless rains on Santa Fe Island, scientist Tjitte de Vries discovered a small, well-preserved tortoise skull. Taken to the Charles Darwin Research Station, the find intrigued researchers, who believed it might belong to the island’s long-extinct giant tortoise.