Opuntia pestifer Britton & Rose
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Opuntia pestifer Britton & Rose -
Collector(s)
M. A. Baker 6866, 03 Apr 1986
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Location
Ecuador. Imbabura. 99 51 800m N, 8 29 500m E; 1k south of Rio Chota, 10k NNE of Laguna de Yahuarcocha.
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Habitat
Desert scrub.
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Description
Common; flowers yellow turning purple-pink with age; fruits all sterile.
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Collection Notes
Programa Nacional Forestal - MAG; Herbarios QAME-QCNE-MO-NY; ayuda de USAID
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 1691946
Occurrence ID: ef0b362f-48b2-4ff1-a448-3a72c9d22fdd
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Caryophyllales
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Family
Cactaceae
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All Determinations
Opuntia pestifer Britton & Rose det J. C. Solomon, 1987
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Imbabura
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Locality
99 51 800m N, 8 29 500m E; 1k south of Rio Chota, 10k NNE of Laguna de Yahuarcocha
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Elevation
Alt. 1640 m. (5381 ft.)
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Coordinates
0.47, -78.03
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Distribution
New York Botanical Garden Ib'll'mb BOTANICAL PARD&Ì, Z25 CACTACEAE DEL ECUADOR Recursos Botánicos del Bosque Seco Opuntia pestifer Britt. & Rose [T-C* Solo »wof IMBABURA: 99 51 800m N, 8 29 500m E (0° 28'N, 78° 2' E); 1640m; 1k south of Rio Chota, 10k NNE of Laguna de Yahuarcocha; desert scrub. Camon; flowers yellow turning purple-pink with age; fruits all sterile. Marc A. Baker 6866 3 April 1986 1691946
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Opuntia pestifer Britton & Rose