Cordia lutea

Common in the arid lowlands of the Galápagos, its relatively large yellow flowers make it easy to identify.

The undivided leaves are arranged alternately, and are 4–10 cm (1.6–3.9 in) long, ovate to round in shape, with very finely toothed margins.

[3] Cordia lutea was first described scientifically in 1791 by the French botanist Jean-Baptiste Lamarck,[1] with its origin said to be Peru.

[5] In 1852, the Swedish botanist Nils Johan Andersson collected in the Galápagos Islands,[6] and in 1855 described Varronia flava, now considered to be the same species as Cordia lutea.

[7] In regions such as the Galápagos, where several species of Cordia occur, C. lutea is said to be easy to identify, "due to its showy yellow flowers".