Cereus comarapanus Cárdenas

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Manuel Maria Caballero Prov.

• Locality

  3.6 km (by road) East of Saipina and 1.4 km East of San Rafael, on road to Pulquina. Gentle slope of broad alluvial fan, between hills to the east and well above the river valley.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1430 m. (4692 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -18.1017, -64.5556

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Cactaceae Cereus comarapanus Cárdenas
det. M. Nee, 2005
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Caballero, 3.6 km (by road) E of
Saipina and 1.4 km E of San Rafael, on road to Pulquina.
18°06’06”S, 64°33’20”W. alt. 1430 m.
Gentle slope of broad alluvial fan, between hills to the east and
well above the river valley. Grazed desert scrub with
Neoraimondia herzogiana, Harrisia tetracantha, Cleistocactus
candelilla, Cereus comarapanus, Browningia caineana,
Cercidium praecox.
3-5 m. tall, single stem at the base to 20 cm in diameter.
Flowers apparently not open now (10:00 A.M., sunny) and
fading, with farty-mousy odor; inner tepals white, the outer
ones brownish purple.
Coll.: M. Nee, D. Villarroel & O. Colque
No. 53744	10 Dec. 2005
03858579