Galapagos Islands Modern Reference Material
Individual Reference Collection
A reference collection of pollen and spores from vascular plants in the Galapagos Islands, predominantly collected from herbarium specimens. This reference collection was used to support the publication: Froyd, C., Leeuwen, J. F. N. v., Froyd, C. A., Knaap, W. O. v. d., Coffey, E. E., Tye, A., & Willis, K. J. (2008). Fossil Pollen as a Guide to Conservation in the Galapagos. Science, 322(5905), p. 1206. doi:10.1126/science.1163454
Contributors
Curator: Kathy Willis
Digitised by: Danielle Sinclair
Material contributed by: Unknown, K. Bennett
Access to Material
The physical reference slides are located within an institution: Oxford Long-Term Ecology Laboratory
Citation
Willis, Kathy , Galapagos Islands Modern Reference Material (Version 1). Digitised palynological Reference Collection accessed via globalpollenproject.org on Friday, 19 December 2025
| # | Family | Genus | Species | Digitised? | Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GPP1 | Acanthaceae | Dicliptera | Dicliptera peruviana | No | |
| GPP10 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AlternantheraAlternanthera | Alternanthera flavicomaflavicoma | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP11 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AlternantheraAlternanthera | Alternanthera hellerihelleri | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP12 | Amaranthaceae | Alternanthera | Alternanthera pubiflora | No | |
| GPP13 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AlternantheraAlternanthera | Alternanthera nesiotesnesiotes | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP14 | Amaranthaceae | Alternanthera | Alternanthera lanceolata | No | |
| GPP15 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AmaranthusAmaranthus | Amaranthus anderssoniianderssonii | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP16 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AlternantheraAlternanthera | Alternanthera rugulosarugulosa | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP17 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AlternantheraAlternanthera | Alternanthera snodgrassiisnodgrassii | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP18 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AmaranthusAmaranthus | Amaranthus scleranthoidesscleranthoides | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP19 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AlternantheraAlternanthera | Alternanthera vestitavestita | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP2 | AcanthaceaeAcanthaceae | JusticiaJusticia | Justicia galapaganagalapagana | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP20 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AlternantheraLithophila | Alternanthera radicataradicata | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP21 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | PleuropetalumPleuropetalum | Pleuropetalum darwiniidarwinii | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP22 | AmaryllidaceaeAmaryllidaceae | EucrosiaEucrosia | Eucrosia bicolorbicolor | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP23 | AmaryllidaceaeAmaryllidaceae | HippeastrumHippeastrum | Hippeastrum puniceumpuniceum | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP24 | AnnonaceaeAnnonaceae | AnnonaAnnona | Annona cherimolacherimola | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP25 | AnnonaceaeAnnonaceae | AnnonaAnnona | Annona glabraglabra | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP26 | AnnonaceaeAnnonaceae | AnnonaAnnona | Annona muricatamuricata | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP27 | AsparagaceaeAnthericaceae | ChlorophytumChlorophytum | Chlorophytum comosumcomosum | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP28 | AnnonaceaeAnnonaceae | AnnonaAnnona | Annona muricatamuricata | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP29 | ApiaceaeApiaceae | CyclospermumCyclospermum | Cyclospermum leptophyllumleptophyllum | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP3 | AizoaceaeAizoaceae | SesuviumSesuvium | Sesuvium edmonstoneiedmonstonei | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP30 | AraliaceaeApiaceae | HydrocotyleHydrocotyle | Hydrocotyle galapagensisgalapagensis | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP31 | AraceaeAraceae | SyngoniumSyngonium | Syngonium podophyllumpodophyllum | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP32 | AsparagaceaeAsparagaceae | AsparagusAsparagus | Asparagus setaceussetaceus | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP33 | AspleniaceaeAspleniaceae | AspleniumAsplenium | Asplenium pumilumpumilum | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP34 | CompositaeAsteraceae | AgeratumAgeratum | Ageratum conyzoidesconyzoides | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP35 | CompositaeAsteraceae | AmbrosiaAmbrosia | Ambrosia artemisiifoliaartemisiifolia | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP36 | CompositaeAsteraceae | BaccharisBaccharis | Baccharis gnidiifoliagnidiifolia | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP37 | CompositaeAsteraceae | BaccharisBaccharis | Baccharis steetziisteetzii | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP38 | CompositaeAsteraceae | BidensBidens | Bidens ripariariparia | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP39 | CompositaeAsteraceae | BidensBidens | Bidens pilosapilosa | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP4 | AmaranthaceaeChenopodiaceae | AtriplexAtriplex | Atriplex peruvianaperuviana | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP40 | CompositaeAsteraceae | ChrysanthellumChrysanthellum | Chrysanthellum americanumamericanum | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP41 | CompositaeAsteraceae | DarwiniothamnusDarwiniothamnus | Darwiniothamnus tenuifoliustenuifolius | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP42 | CompositaeAsteraceae | DeliliaDelilia | Delilia repensrepens | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP43 | CompositaeAsteraceae | EcliptaEclipta | Eclipta prostrataalba | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP44 | CompositaeAsteraceae | FlaveriaFlaveria | Flaveria bidentisbidentis | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP45 | CompositaeAsteraceae | GnaphaliumGamochaeta | Gnaphalium purpureumpurpurea | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP46 | CompositaeAsteraceae | JaegeriaJaegeria | Jaegeria gracilisgracilis | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP47 | CompositaeAsteraceae | KoanophyllonKoanophyllon | Koanophyllon solidaginoidessolidaginoides | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP48 | CompositaeAsteraceae | LecocarpusLecocarpus | Lecocarpus lecocarpoideslecocarpoides | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP49 | CompositaeAsteraceae | LecocarpusLecocarpus | Lecocarpus pinnatifiduspinnatifidus | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP49a | CompositaeAsteraceae | LecocarpusLecocarpus | Lecocarpus pinnatifiduspinnatifidus | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP5 | CaryophyllaceaeCaryophyllaceae | DrymariaDrymaria | Drymaria rotundifoliarotundifolia | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP50 | CompositaeAsteraceae | MacraeaMacraea | Macraea laricifolialaricifolia | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP51 | CompositaeAsteraceae | PectisPectis | Pectis linifolialinifolia | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP52 | CompositaeAsteraceae | PectisPectis | Pectis tenuifoliatenuifolia | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP53 | CompositaeAsteraceae | PectisPectis | Pectis subsquarrosasubsquarrosa | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP54 | CompositaeAsteraceae | ScalesiaScalesia | Scalesia asperaaspera | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP55 | CompositaeAsteraceae | ScalesiaScalesia | Scalesia atractyloidesatractyloides | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP56 | CompositaeAsteraceae | ScalesiaScalesia | Scalesia hellerihelleri | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP57 | CompositaeAsteraceae | ScalesiaScalesia | Scalesia incisaincisa | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP58 | CompositaeAsteraceae | ScalesiaScalesia | Scalesia microcephalamicrocephala | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP59 | CompositaeAsteraceae | ScalesiaScalesia | Scalesia stewartiistewartii | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP6 | CleomaceaeCapparaceae | CleomeCleome | Cleome viscosaviscosa | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP60 | CompositaeAsteraceae | ScalesiaScalesia | Scalesia villosavillosa | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP61 | CompositaeAsteraceae | TagetesTagetes | Tagetes erectaerecta | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP62 | BalsaminaceaeBalsaminaceae | ImpatiensImpatiens | Impatiens balsaminabalsamina | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP63 | BasellaceaeBasellaceae | AnrederaAnredera | Anredera diffusadiffusa | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP64 | BataceaeBataceae | BatisBatis | Batis maritimamaritima | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP65 | Begoniaceae | Begonia | Begonia scharffii | No | |
| GPP66 | BignoniaceaeBignoniaceae | CrescentiaCrescentia | Crescentia cujetecujete | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP67 | BignoniaceaeBignoniaceae | SpathodeaSpathodea | Spathodea campanulatacampanulata | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP68 | MalvaceaeBombaceae | QuararibeaMatisia | Quararibea cordatacordata | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP69 | BoraginaceaeBoraginaceae | HeliotropiumHeliotropium | Heliotropium anderssoniianderssonii | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP7 | CleomaceaeCapparaceae | CleomeCleome | Cleome spinosaspinosa | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP70 | BoraginaceaeBoraginaceae | HeliotropiumHeliotropium | Heliotropium indicumindicum | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP71 | BoraginaceaeBoraginaceae | HeliotropiumHeliotropium | Heliotropium rufipilumrufipilum | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP72 | BoraginaceaeBoraginaceae | TiquiliaTiquilia | Tiquilia fuscafusca | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP73 | BoraginaceaeBoraginaceae | TiquiliaTiquilia | Tiquilia galapagoagalapagoa | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP74 | BoraginaceaeBoraginaceae | TiquiliaTiquilia | Tiquilia nesioticanesiotica | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP75 | BrassicaceaeBrassicaceae | BrassicaBrassica | Brassica oleraceaoleracea | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP76 | BrassicaceaeBrassicaceae | LepidiumCoronopus | Lepidium didymumdidymus | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP77 | BrassicaceaeBrassicaceae | LepidiumLepidium | Lepidium virginicumvirginicum | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP78 | BrassicaceaeBrassicaceae | MatthiolaMatthiola | Matthiola incanaincana | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP79 | BrassicaceaeBrassicaceae | NasturtiumNasturtium | Nasturtium officinaleofficinale | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP8 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AlternantheraAlternanthera | Alternanthera echinocephalaechinocephala | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP80 | CactaceaeCactaceae | BrasiliopuntiaBrasiliopuntia | Brasiliopuntia brasiliensisbrasiliensis | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP81 | CactaceaeCactaceae | EpiphyllumEpiphyllum | Epiphyllum oxypetalumoxypetalum | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP82 | CactaceaeCactaceae | JasminocereusJasminocereus | Jasminocereus thouarsiithouarsii | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP83 | CactaceaeCactaceae | OpuntiaOpuntia | Opuntia saxicolasaxicola | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP84 | LeguminosaeCaesalpiniaceae | CaesalpiniaCaesalpinia | Caesalpinia bonducbonduc | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP85 | LeguminosaeCaesalpinia | CaesalpiniaCaesalpinia | Caesalpinia pulcherrimapulcherrima | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP86 | LeguminosaeCaesalpiniaceae | DelonixDelonix | Delonix regiaregia | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP87 | LeguminosaeCaesalpiniaceae | SennaSenna | Senna hirsutahirsuta | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP88 | CampanulaceaeCampanulaceae | LobeliaLobelia | Lobelia xalapensisxalapensis | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP89 | AmaranthaceaeChenopodiaceae | AtriplexAtriplex | Atriplex peruvianaperuviana | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP9 | AmaranthaceaeAmaranthaceae | AlternantheraAlternanthera | Alternanthera galapagensisgalapagensis | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP90 | ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulaceae | IpomoeaIpomoea | Ipomoea trilobatriloba | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP91 | ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulaceae | IpomoeaIpomoea | Ipomoea albaalba | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP92 | ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulaceae | IpomoeaIpomoea | Ipomoea linearifolialinearifolia | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP93 | ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulaceae | IpomoeaIpomoea | Ipomoea nilnil | Yes: 2 image(s) | View |
| GPP94 | ConvolvulaceaeConvolvulaceae | MerremiaMerremia | Merremia aegyptiaaegyptia | Yes: 3 image(s) | View |
| GPP95 - pink flowers | CrassulaceaeCrassulaceae | KalanchoeKalanchoe | Kalanchoe blossfeldianablossfeldiana | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP95 - yellow flowers | CrassulaceaeCrassulaceae | KalanchoeKalanchoe | Kalanchoe blossfeldianablossfeldiana | Yes: 1 image(s) | View |
| GPP96 | CucurbitaceaeCucurbitaceae | LuffaLuffa | Luffa cylindricacylindrica | Yes: 5 image(s) | View |