Loasa

Genus of flowering plants

Loasa

Loasa vulcanica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Plantae
Clade:  | Tracheophytes
Clade:  | Angiosperms
Clade:  | Eudicots
Clade:  | Asterids
Order:  | Cornales
Family:  | Loasaceae
Genus:  | Loasa
Adans.
Species

See text.

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] of which Loasa vulcanica is perhaps the best known. 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

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* 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
* Loasa vulcanica

## References

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1. ^ a b "Loasa Adans". Plants of the World Online. Kew Science. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
2. ^ a b c "Loasaceae". Britannica.
3. ^ "Loasa (Loasaceae)". RHS Horticultural Database. The Royal Horticultural Society. Retrieved 18 May 2021.
4. ^ "Loasa Adans". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 18 May 2021.

* Pink, A. (2004). Gardening for the Million. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

Taxon identifiers

Loasa|

* Wikidata: Q150242
* Wikispecies: Loasa
* BioLib: 106714
* CoL: 5FW4
* EoL: 5740450
* EPPO: 1LOZG
* FNA: 118769
* GBIF: 7289733
* GRIN: 6916
* iNaturalist: 59574
* IPNI: 24998-1
* IRMNG: 1320734
* NCBI: 37831
* NZOR: de490875-15d2-4d72-a180-caed64f0ea0c
* Open Tree of Life: 918766
* POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:24998-1
* Tropicos: 40008005
* WFO: wfo-4000022025

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