Nasa aequitoriana (Urb. & Gilg) Weigend belongs to the Loasaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 159.jpg
Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 162.jpg
Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 160.jpg
Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 161.jpg
Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 156.jpg
Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 164.jpg
Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 163.jpg
Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 157.jpg
Nasa, Croat93259--Ecuador. Prov. Pichincha. Old hwy Quito to Sto. Domingo. 12 Aug 04. 158.jpg
Family
Loasaceae
Genus
Nasa
Specific Epithet
aequitoriana
Authorship
(Urb. & Gilg) Weigend
8/11/2004
Location
Ecuador, Pichincha
0.021944, -78.746944
Location Remarks
Along road between Tandayapa and Mindo, vicinity of Bellavisata Tourist Lodge, 6.5 km N of Tandayapa on old road from Nono to Mindo. 2270 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Geneviève Ferry, Christopher Davidson
Notes
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.
