Nasa peltiphylla (Weigend) Weigend belongs to the Loasaceae family. Flora of the World contains 1 recorded occurrence of this taxon, distributed across 1 country.
Nasa peltiphylla, Croat94749--Ecuador. Prov. Carchi. Rd Tulcan to El Chical. 16 Feb 05. 154.jpg
Family
Loasaceae
Genus
Nasa
Specific Epithet
peltiphylla
Authorship
(Weigend) Weigend
2/15/2005
Location
Ecuador, Carchi
0.802222, -77.929167
Location Remarks
Paramo del Angel, along road from El Chical to Tulcán, 68.1 km E of El Chical, 13.6 km W of Tufiño plaza. 3200 m elev.
Collectors
Tom B. Croat, Christopher Davidson, Sharon R. Christoph
Notes
1 m tall; flowers pendent, greenish yellow; fruits green, tinged with orange. Stinger.
