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| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 50056 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CANAR |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Cañar - El Tambo, km 3 from Cañar. Rocky slope with xerophytic vegetation dominated by Borzicactus sepium. |
| Coordinates | 2° 32' S 78° 56' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Start date | 1984/01/18 |
| End date | 1984/01/18 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Opuntia cylindrica (Lam.)DC. |
| Determined by | J. Madsen, 1986 |
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| Field notes | To 1 m high. Joints about 5 cm thick. Areoles on hexa- gonal protuberances, oblong, about 5 mm long, 1.5 mm wide, grey. Spines 2-4, 1-2.5 cm long, yellowish white, paler basically. Flower 6-7 cm long. Ovule-chamber 8-14 mm long. Tepals foreward directed, about 2 cm long, red. Style 3 cm long. Stigmas about 8, 6 mm long. Fruit oblong, 7-9 cm long, 5-6 cm in diameter, at first green and spiny, later brown and naked. Seeds light brown. New plants are formed by falling fruits. |
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