| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 7197 |
| Collected with | Orlando A. Sanchez |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Rd. Celica - El Empalme, km 17-18. Cactus scrub with Bursera, Ceiba and Eriotheca. |
| Coordinates | 4° 8' S 79° 54' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 900 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Start date | 2000/09/03 |
| End date | 2000/09/03 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Opuntia quitensis F. A. C. Weber |
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| Field notes | Plants to 3 m tall when growing in flat terrain in thorn thickets, mostly 1-1.5 m high in open places. Flowers orange. Joints from a male individual. Female flowers added from other individuals. |