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Type of: Rhipsalis riocampanensis J.E. Madsen & Z. Aguirre

Collector Madsen, J. E.
Number 7595
Collected with Zhofre Aguirre, Carlos Rosales
Country Ecuador
Subpart LOJA
County  
Locality Mountains of Río Campana. Upper montane rain forest with Weinmannia and Clusia. Area penetrated by large streams. Virgin forest exposed to occacional cutting of timber. Border of the Podocarpus National Park.
Coordinates 4° 10' 19'' S 79° 8' 59'' W
Minimum elevation (m) 2250
Maximum elevation (m) 2250
Start date 2001/01/04
End date 2001/01/04
Family Cactaceae
Identification Rhipsalis riocampanensis J.E. Madsen & Z. Aguirre
Determined by Madsen, J.E.
Identification qualifier  
Field notes Epiphyte, pendent, 2 m long. First-order stems suberect at first, soon pendent, to 1.2 m long, round at base or sometimes trigonous in lower 10 cm, not ribbed. Flowers white, 1(-2) per areole. Fruits 1 to 2 per areole, whitish, few ripe (probably early taken by birds). New growth slightly reddish at edges. Live material in the botanical garden in Loja. Liquid material available at AAU.

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