Croat, T 93259

Nasa aequatoriana (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend

August 11, 2004

Ecuador

This occurrence of Nasa aequatoriana (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend (Croat, T 93259) was collected on August 11, 2004 in Ecuador. Flora of the World includes 9 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.

Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 159.jpg

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Record Number

Croat, T 93259

Collection Date

August 11, 2004 · Ecuador

Collectors

Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson

Remarks

To less than 1 m tall; corona yellow, spotted with orange; petals white; fruits green; trichomes stinging. The coordinates have been rounded to nearest minute and locality notes have been removed because the specimen is considered to be in a protected conservation status.

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cornales

Family

Loasaceae

Genus

Nasa

Specific Epithet

aequatoriana

Authorship

(Urb. & Gilg) Weigend

Source

GBIF Backbone Taxonomy

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 7.9

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

EDGE List

Threat status

Endangered

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

3.8

Global rank

#5,219 of 335,497

Top 2%

Extinction probability

48%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →