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Collector Madsen, J. E.
Number 61042
Collected with  
Country Ecuador
Subpart GUAYAS
County  
Locality Road La Libertad - Manglaralto, at cross-road Ayangue, km 0-1 toward Ayangue and km 0-3 toward La Libertad. Dry forest, dominated by Cordia and Pilosocereus.
Coordinates 1° 59' S 80° 44' W
Minimum elevation (m) 0
Maximum elevation (m) 50
Start date 1985/10/10
End date 1985/10/13
Family Cactaceae
Identification Opuntia dillenii (Ker-Gawler)Haw.
Determined by J.E. Madsen, 1990
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Bushy, low, in open areas more or less creeping on the ground, in scrub mostly erect. Joints 10-15 (-25) cm long, 6-9 (-15) cm wide, about 1 cm thick (6-15) cm thick on woody joints toward base of plant). Joints mostly narrow at basis. Spines not widely spreading, yellow. Fruit 3.5-4.0 cm long, 3.0-3.5 cm in diameter, slender at basis, umbilicus depressed.

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