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| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 7806 |
| Collected with | Anja Byg, Carlos Rosales |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
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| Locality | Rd. Catamayo - Catacocha, app. 2 km W of San Pedro de Bendite. Steep slope along ravine with succulents and xerophytic plants. |
| Coordinates | 3° 57' 27'' S 79° 26' 35'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1900 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1900 |
| Start date | 2001/05/01 |
| End date | 2001/05/01 |
| Family | Euphorbiaceae |
| Identification | Euphorbia |
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| Field notes | Stem succulent, to 1.5 m high, forming bushes composed of hundreds of erect, freely branched stems with a candelaber-like basis. Sap white. Stems 1-1.5 cm wide (by the end of the rainy season), mostly 8-winged. Capsules red (only a few plants have a couple of fruiting branches). Locally very abundant, but absent in many other parts of the Catamayo Valley. |
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