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Collector Madsen, J. E.
Number 7448
Collected with Jorge Galvez
Country Ecuador
Subpart LOJA
County  
Locality Km 2-7 NE of La Toma on gravel roads. Xeric scrub and desert.
Coordinates 3° 58' S 79° 20' W
Minimum elevation (m) 1600
Maximum elevation (m) 1700
Start date 2000/10/15
End date 2000/10/15
Family Cactaceae
Identification Cleistocactus icosagonus (H.B.K)F.A.C. Weber
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Field notes Creeping on steep clifs along ridge-top. Stems to 60 cm long and 4 cm wide. Buds red. Flowers appearing a few weeks later on a cut stem, pink. Anthers and stigma cream. Filaments white below, pink at apex. Fruits brownish green, 1-1.5 cm wide. Flesh of fruit white.

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