Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm.
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm. -
Collector(s)
C. Franquemont 317, 10 Feb 1986
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Location
Peru. Cusco. Urubamba Prov. Dist. Chinchero, Cuper, Antakillga hillside, place callled Tanqar Qhasa.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 03889632
Occurrence ID: d3444378-f5bc-4e26-b63a-aec39932b731
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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
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Region
South America
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Country
Peru
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State/Province
Cusco
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County/Municipio
Urubamba Prov.
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Locality
Dist. Chinchero, Cuper, Antakillga hillside, place callled Tanqar Qhasa
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Distribution
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
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Opuntia subulata (Muehlenpf.) Engelm.