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| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 61001 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CHIMBORAZO |
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| Locality | Alausi, km 0-1 downstream Río Chanchan. Slope with xerophytic vegetation, dominated by Cactaceae and Agavaceae. |
| Coordinates | 2° 12' S 78° 51' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2300 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2300 |
| Start date | 1985/09/18 |
| End date | 1985/09/18 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Opuntia quitensis F. A. C. Weber |
| Determined by | J. Madsen, 1986 |
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| Field notes | Bush, much branched, more or less creeping, to 0.5 m high. Joints oblong-ovate, 10-35 cm long, 7-12 cm wide, 0.5-1.5 cm thick. Spines yellowish brown, pale at base, getting greyish white with brownish tips. Flower orange. Outer tepals short and thick, yellow. Inner tetals orange to yellowish orange. Style white. Stigma-lobes about 11, whitish. Filaments apparently not well-developed. |
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