Biology:Loasa
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Short description: Genus of flowering plants
| Loasa | |
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| Loasa vulcanica | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Cornales |
| Family: | Loasaceae |
| Genus: | Loasa Adans. |
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Loasa is a genus of flowering plants in the family Loasaceae. The genus contains about 100 species native to Central and South America.[1][2] Species of Loasa are prickly herbs or shrubs that have nettle-like stinging hairs.[2] Some species of Loasa are grown as ornamental plants and are known as Chile nettle.[3] Its flowers have five yellow petals covering united stamens and distinctive large coloured nectaries. Caiophora is a closely related genus that also has stinging hairs and is found on rocky slopes of the Andes.[2]
Selected Species
- Loasa acanthifolia Lam.
- Loasa acerifolia Dombey ex A.Juss.
- Loasa argentina Urb. & Gilg
- Loasa arnottiana Gay
- Loasa caespitosa Phil.
- Loasa elongata Hook. & Arn.
- Loasa elongata Hook. & Arn.
- Loasa filicifolia Poepp.
- Loasa floribunda Hook. & Arn.
- Loasa hastata Killip
- Loasa heterophylla Hook. & Arn.
- Loasa humilis F.Phil.
- Loasa illapelina Phil.
- Loasa incurva R.L.Pérez-Mor. & Crespo
- Loasa insons Poepp.
- Loasa mollensis Muñoz-Schick & Trenq.
- Loasa multifida Gay
- Loasa nitida Desr.
- Loasa pallida Gillies ex Arn.
- Loasa paradoxa Urb. & Gilg
- Loasa placei Lindl.
- Loasa prostrata Gillies ex Arn.
- Loasa sclareifolia Juss.
- Loasa sigmoidea Urb. & Gilg
- Loasa tricolor Ker Gawl.
- Loasa triloba Juss.
- Loasa unguiculata Urb. & Gilg
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Loasa Adans.". Kew Science. https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:24998-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Loasaceae". https://www.britannica.com/plant/Loasaceae#ref182748.
- ↑ "Loasa (Loasaceae)". The Royal Horticultural Society. http://apps.rhs.org.uk/horticulturaldatabase/summary2.asp?crit=Loasa&Genus=Loasa.
- ↑ "Loasa Adans.". https://www.ipni.org/?q=loasa.
- Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation. https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/11892.
Wikidata ☰ Q150242 entry
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