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Collector Madsen, J. E.
Number 50080
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 Cleistocactus sepium var. morleyanus (Britton & Rose)J. E. Madsen
Determined by J. E. Madsen, 1986 (AAU)
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Plant more or less creeping. Joints to 1 m long, 6-9 cm thick. Ribs 14-17. Areoles ovale, 5 mm long, 3 mm wide, grey. Spines grey, with grey brown tips. Radial spines up to 20, to 1 cm long. Central spines 1-4, 2-4 cm long. Flower 6-8 cm long, orange red, covered with black hairs. Ovule-chamber kidney shaped. Stigmas 7-9.

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