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| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 7446 |
| Collected with | Jorge Galvez |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
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| Locality | La Toma - El Tambo, km 5-11 (along gravel roads). Vicinity of Río Catamayo. Dry rocks with cacti. |
| Coordinates | 4° 3' S 79° 21' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1300 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1500 |
| Start date | 2000/10/15 |
| End date | 2000/10/15 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Melocactus bellavistensis Rauh & Backeb. |
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| Field notes | Vegetative stem conical globose, 21 cm wide, 21 cm tall. Ribs 17, to 2.5 cm high and 4 cm wide. Cephalium 7.5 cm wide, 4.5 cm high, with red-brown bristles and a white center at apex. Flowers pink. Fruits pink with unripe seeds. A single plant observed with cephalium but other plants surely grow on inaccesible cliffs. Several young individuals also observed. According to a peasant farmer the plant is collected and sold on a local market for 2 dollars each and cephalium bearing plants have become rare. Vernacular name: San Pedrillo. |
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