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| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 61002 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CHIMBORAZO |
| County | |
| 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 soederstromiana Britton & Rose |
| Determined by | J.E. Madsen, 1990 |
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| Field notes | Bush, erect, much branched, to 1.5 m high. Joints oval to circular, 20-35 cm long, 14-22 cm wide, dark green. Leaves green with brownish tips. Glochids numerous on new joints, brownish. Outer tetals orange brown. Inner tetals yellowish toward the edge. Style white. Stigma-lobes about 8, greenish. Filament reddish. Anther yellowish white. Nectarferious tissue brownish. Fruit ovoid, red. |
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