Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm.

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm.

  • Collector(s)

    C. Franquemont 317, 10 Feb 1986

  • Location

    Peru. Cusco. Urubamba Prov. Dist. Chinchero, Cuper, Antakillga hillside, place callled Tanqar Qhasa.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 03889632

    Occurrence ID: d3444378-f5bc-4e26-b63a-aec39932b731

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Peru

  • State/Province

    Cusco

  • County/Municipio

    Urubamba Prov.

  • Locality

    Dist. Chinchero, Cuper, Antakillga hillside, place callled Tanqar Qhasa

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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03889632
FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY
Opuntia (Austrocylindropuntia) S£ACTACEAE
aff. 0. subulata det. A. Zimmerman 1987
PERU. DepTI CTISCo: Prov. Urubamba, Dist.
Chinchero, Cuper, Antakillqa hillside, place
called Tangar Qhasa.
Plants had been moved to form a fence around
a field, to 3 m; flowers orange-red. Fruits
edible; a cool (Sp., fresco) plant; interior
of fruits and leaves are ground to make a
poultice for toothaches or tonsils; spines
used as tooth- and ear- picks.
N-v- k'aqlla (Qu.)
Plants and information collected by GSG, SJL
Coll.
C. & E. Franguemont 317
10 Feb 1986
03889632