Opuntia kiskaloro Speg.

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Opuntia kiskaloro Speg.

  • Collector(s)

    M. H. Nee 48142, 24 Jan 1998

  • Location

    Bolivia. Santa Cruz. Cordillera Prov. Along road to San Joaquín, just E of La Mora and turnoff from highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó.

  • Habitat

    Grazed, disturbed chaco forest, with Acanthosyris falcata, Anadenanthera macrocarpa, Parkinsonia aculeata.

  • Description

    Shrubby, branched, 1.5 m tall, a few of the lower branches lying on ground, but mostly an erect plant with almost all the branches held above the ground. Flowers orange, some open, odorless (5:30 P.M., mostly sunny); fruit green.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 306032

    Occurrence ID: 2a835ba0-c2de-4226-9a3b-8252ff5118e4

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Caryophyllales

  • Family

    Cactaceae

  • All Determinations

    Opuntia kiskaloro Speg. det M. H. Nee, 1998

  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Bolivia

  • State/Province

    Santa Cruz

  • County/Municipio

    Cordillera Prov.

  • Locality

    Along road to San Joaquín, just E of La Mora and turnoff from highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -18.45, -63.2083

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2?>5 SA
The New York Botanical Garden
Cactaceae
Bolivia. Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Cordillera: Along
road to San Joaquin, just E of La Mora and turnoff from
highway from Santa Cruz to Abapo.
18°27’S, 63°12’30"W. Alt. 500 m.
Grazed, disturbed chaco forest, with Acanthosyris falcata,
Anadenanthera macrocarpa, Parkinsonia aculeata.
Shrubby, branched, 1.5 m tall, a few of the lower
branches lying on ground, but mostly an erect plant with
almost all the branches held above the ground. Flowers
orange, some open, odorless (5:30 P.M., mostly sunny);
fruit green.
Coll.: M. Nee 48142	24 Jan 1998
Supported by the Fulbright Foundation
NYdb
Opuntia kiskaloro Speg.
det. M. Nee, 1998
The New York Botanical Garden
if ft
det. M. Nee, 2002
NEW YORK BOTANICALG/^DEN
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