Scalesia affinis

Taxobox
name = Scalesia affinis


status = LR/lc | status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Asterales
familia = Asteraceae
tribus = Heliantheae
genus = "Scalesia"
species = "S. affinis"
binomial = "Scalesia affinis"
binomial_authority = Hook.f.
synonyms =

"Scalesia affinis" Hook. is a species of flowering plant in the Asteraceae family.It is endemic to the Galápagos Islands, Ecuador.

It is one of the most widely distributed "Scalesia" species and occurs on four major islands: Fernandina Island, Isabela Island (main distribution area), Santa Cruz Island and Floreana Island.

Populations from Santa Cruz and Floreana display some morphological and genetic divergence from populations of Fernandina Island and Isabela Island.

ource

* Eliasson, U.H. 1974. Studies in Galapagos Plants XIV. The Genus Scalesia Arn.Opera Botanica, 36: 1-117
* Nielsen, L.R. 2004. Molecular differentiation within and among Island Populations of the Endemic Plant Scalesia affinis (Asteraceae) from the Galápagos Islands. Heredity, 93: 434-442.
* Tye, A. 2000. [http://www.iucnredlist.org/search/details.php/38791/all Scalesia affinis] . [http://www.iucnredlist.org 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. ] Downloaded on 20 July 2007.