| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 36814 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | AZUAY |
| County | |
| 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 exaltata A. Berger |
| Determined by | J. Madsen, 1986 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Not full-grown plants. Only 1 m tall and 3 cm in dia- meter. Spines 1-3, up to 8 cm long, light brown, new ones are yellowish green at the basis. Leaves 6 cm long. Hedge plant. |
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