TALINUM GALAPAGOSUM

The genera name is derived from the Senegalese name for a certain species in Senegal. The species name as it is found on one of the islands of Galapagos. Although a detailed morphological study is still required, it has been suggested that Talinum galapagosum/ Calandrinia galapagosa could consist of two or three distinct taxonomic groups: A white morph (white flowers and green leaves), a pink morph (pink flowers and violet leaves) and an intermediate morph (pinkish-white flowers, greenish-violet leaves). The populations are found with quite some distance in-between. Wild flower. Leaves red due to draught stress. Normal leaves. Growing in bare lava rock. Origin on San Cristobal. Old plant, covered in lichen. Wild flower on Galapagos.