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| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 61097 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CANAR |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Cañar - El Tambo, about km 3 from Cañar. Sandy slope with cacti. |
| Coordinates | 2° 32' S 78° 56' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Start date | 1985/10/27 |
| End date | 1985/10/27 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Cleistocactus sepium (H.B.K.)F.A.C. Weber |
| Determined by | J. E. Madsen, 1986 (AAU) |
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| Field notes | Columnar, ascending, branching from laying or damaged stems, 0.5 m high. Stems 0.5-1.5 m long, 4-7 (-10) cm thick. Ribs 12-18. New spines light brown to dark brown. Flower 5.5-8.0 cm long, red, seldom orange, Receptacle covered with white, grey or black hairs. Stigma-lobes greenish. Filament violet. Anther violet, seldom flesh-coloured. Nectar-chamber with lots of nectar. Fruit subglobose, 2-3 (-4) cm in diameter, green to brownish, covered with dark hairs. (C. sepium var. morleyanus (Britton & Rose) J. E. Madsen). |
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