| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 36801 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | TUNGURAHUA |
| County | |
| Locality | Ambato, 7 km W of the town, along Río Ambato. Steep, N-facing dry slope, dominated by cacti, agaves, and bromeliades. |
| Coordinates | 1° 18' S 78° 41' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Start date | 1981/11/04 |
| End date | 1981/11/04 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Opuntia cylindrica (Lam.)DC. |
| Determined by | J. Madsen, 1986 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Plant 0.5-1.5 m tall. Seldom full grown. The first joint up to 50 cm long, the other candelabrum-shaped, 10-20 cm long. Spines 3-6, up to 3 cm long. Leaves 0.5 cm long. Flowers reddish, some lighter inside. Fruit oblong, spiny with 4-6 spines which pointing up along, as it ripes it becomes spineless and brown. |
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