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Collector Madsen, J. E.
Number 36818
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 Opuntia quitensis F. A. C. Weber
Determined by J. Madsen, 1986
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Plant 0.5-1.5 m tall, very branched. Joints up to 15 cm long and 7 cm wide. Spines 2-4, up to 5 cm long. Flowers small, orange red, numerous. The species grows at this locality on steep slopes, where the vegetation ir more open.

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