| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 24731 |
| Collected with | Quintana, F. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | COTOPAXI |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Pilaló - Zumbagua, Valle de Zumbagua. Inter montane dry vegetation. |
| Coordinates | 0° 57' S 78° 56' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3400 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3400 |
| Start date | 1980/07/29 |
| End date | 1980/07/29 |
| Family | Cactaceae |
| Identification | Opuntia cylindrica (Lam.)DC. |
| Determined by | J. Madsen, 1986 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Often used as fenches. Flowers red, spines straw- yellow. |