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Collector Madsen, J. E.
Number 36820
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Country Ecuador
Subpart LOJA
County  
Locality Catamayo, 2 km on the road to El Tambo. A very thorny scrub, where cacti are the most dominating plants.
Coordinates 4° 0' S 79° 23' W
Minimum elevation (m) 1200
Maximum elevation (m) 1200
Start date 1981/11/27
End date 1981/11/27
Family Cactaceae
Identification Opuntia quitensis F. A. C. Weber
Determined by J. Madsen, 1986
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Field notes Plant up to 40 cm tall, very branched. Spines few, until 5 cm, light with darker tips, new ones are yellow. Flower light orange red to dark orange red. Fruit round, perhaps a little lengthy, only few spines. The observed fruits have not got colour yet.

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