| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 50408 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | IMBABURA |
| County | |
| Locality | Valley Chota. Road Chota - Ibarra, at crossroad Salinas. Steep, sandy slope with xerophytic vegetation. |
| Coordinates | 0° 30' N 78° 7' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1700 |
| Start date | 1984/03/08 |
| End date | 1984/03/08 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Cleistocactus sepium var. ventimigliae (Riccob.)J. E. Madsen |
| Determined by | J E. Madsen, 1986 (AAU) |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | More or less creeping plants with joints to 1 m long, sometimes to 2.5 m long. Ribs 7-8. Flower orange red. |