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Collector Madsen, J. E.
Number 50147
Collected with  
Country Ecuador
Subpart CHIMBORAZO
County  
Locality Below Huigra, at Río Chanchan. Seminatural xerophytic scrub.
Coordinates 2° 17' S 78° 59' W
Minimum elevation (m) 1200
Maximum elevation (m) 1200
Start date 1984/02/03
End date 1984/02/03
Family Cactaceae
Identification Opuntia quitensis F. A. C. Weber
Determined by J.E. Madsen, 1990
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Plant to 2 m high. Joints oblong or ovate, to 30 cm long, light green. Leaves 4-6 mm long. Spines yellowish white. Flower orange, some buds sunken in the joints. Fruit 5 cm long, green, not ripe.

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