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| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 36813 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | AZUAY |
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| Locality | A little village near Cuenca. The land near Cuenca is today cultivated, so that the earlier natural cacti are difficult to find in the wild state. Many cacti are used as hedge plants or grows near the roads. |
| Coordinates | 2° 5' S 79° 0' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2500 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2500 |
| Start date | 1981/11/23 |
| End date | 1981/11/23 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Opuntia ficus-indica (L.)Mill. |
| Determined by | J. Madsen, 1986 |
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| Field notes | Large plants with stems. Joints 30 cm long. Spines 2-5, greyish white, fall of later. Flower very large, orange, darkest in the bottom. Style yellow green. Fruit 6 cm long, 4 cm in diameter, green, not ripe. |
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