Cleistocactus candelilla Cárdenas

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Manuel Maria Caballero Prov.

• Locality

  10 km. (by road) SE of Comarapa on highway to San Isidro, just NW of turnoff to Pulquina Arriba

• Elevation

  Alt. 1650 m. (5413 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -17.98, -64.48

• Location Notes

  [South America]

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Cactaceae
Cleistocactus candelilla C&rd.
det. M. Nee, 1995
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Caballero, 10 km. (by road)
SE of Comarapa on highway to San Isidro, just NW of
turnoff to Pulquina Arriba.
17*59% 64°29’W. alt. 1650 m.
Grazed arid scrub along Quebrada Pujio, a dry wash.
Achatocarpus, Prosopis alba, P. kuntzei, Capparis
atamisquea, C. speciosa, Acacia aroma, Harrisia
tephracanthau
"candelilla". 3.5 m. tall, arching. Floweres red; fruit
globose, pink, the pulp white, the seeds black.
Coll.: M. Nee 46613
30 Dec. 1995
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