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Collector Madsen, J. E.
Number 36817
Collected with  
Country Ecuador
Subpart LOJA
County  
Locality West of Vilcabamba. Slope with Acacia trees, 3-4 m tall.
Coordinates 4° 17' S 79° 13' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2000
Maximum elevation (m) 2000
Start date 1981/11/26
End date 1981/11/26
Family Cactaceae
Identification Praecereus euchlorus subsp. diffusus (Britton & Rose)Taylor
Determined by Madsen, J. E. (AAU), 2002.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Plant 5 m tall growing in Acacia-scrub, 8 ribbes. Spines 10-14, 1-3 longer (up to 4 cm), white with dark points. Flowers about 8 cm long. Fruit 5 cm in dia- meter, green, later brownish, the withered flower does not seem to fall off the fruit. Seeds oblong, black.

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