Table 1.1 Some drift seed plants of the Galapagos; this lists only some of the more conspicuous species (after Hamann, 1984)

Species and family Propagule Distribution

Plants of coastal and inland habitats
  Caesalpinia bonduc(Leguminosae) Seed + +
  Hibiscus tiliaceu(Malvaceae) Seed + +
  Hippomane mancinella(Euphorbiacea) Fruit + +
Plants of mainly inland habitats
  Sapindus saponaria(Sapindaceae) Seed/Fruit + +
  Stictocardia tiliifolia(Convolvulaceae) Seed + +
  Ipomoea alba(Convolvulaceae) Seed + +
  Mucuna rostrata(Leguminosae) Seed    +
  Dioclea reflexa(Leguminosae) Seed    +

+, Spot-like distribution; ++, locally abundant.