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| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 61027 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | MANABI |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Manta - Jipijappa, about km 30 from Manta. Dry forest, dominated by cacti and Ceiba. |
| Coordinates | 1° 7' S 80° 34' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 0 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 50 |
| Start date | 1985/10/02 |
| End date | 1985/10/02 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Armatocereus cartwrightianus (Britton & Rose)Backeb. |
| Determined by | J. Madsen, 1986 |
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| Field notes | Tree, to several meters high. Stems greyish green. Ribs about 7, about 0.5 cm wide and 2 cm high. Areole brownish, borne sunken. New spines dark, getting greyish white with dark tips. Central spines 1-3, spreading in all directions. Radial spines widely spreading. Fruit oblong, 5-6 cm long, about 2.5 cm thick, green, getting red when ripe. Flesh of fruit white. Areoles on fruit brown, with numerous spines, decidious. |
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