The miconia plant
Galapagos
Yes, 'Galapagos Island' is a noun, a compound, proper noun, the name of a specific place.
The Galapagos penguin
The Galapagos Islands
The Galapagos Islands
The scientific name would be Lycopersicon cheesmanii.
The name was given by the Spaniards back in the 16th century. A Bishop named Tomas de Berlanga after reporting great tortoises that looked like saddles, to King Charles V of Spain, the Islands were baptized with the name of Galapagos that means saddle.
If you mean the plant - cypress - that name refers to any plant that belongs to the family Cupressaceae. There are at least 17 different plants that are called "cypress" If you are referring to the island, it is simply known as "Cyprus'.
If you are referring to the Galapagos Land Iguana, it's scientific name is Conolophus subcristatus.
Because they live on the Galapagos islands.
HMS Beagle, cherokee class 10-gun brig of the royal navy
The original name of the Galapagos Islands is Archipelago de Colon.