Opuntia kiskaloro Speg.
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Filed As
Cactaceae
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Collector(s)
M. H. Nee 48142, 24 Jan 1998
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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.
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Habitat
Grazed, disturbed chaco forest, with Acanthosyris falcata, Anadenanthera macrocarpa, Parkinsonia aculeata.
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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.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 306032
Occurrence ID: 2a835ba0-c2de-4226-9a3b-8252ff5118e4
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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
Opuntia kiskaloro Speg. det M. H. Nee, 1998
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Region
South America
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Country
Bolivia
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State/Province
Santa Cruz
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County/Municipio
Cordillera Prov.
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Locality
Along road to San Joaquín, just E of La Mora and turnoff from highway from Santa Cruz to Abapó.
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Elevation
Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)
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Coordinates
-18.45, -63.2083
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Distribution
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 .........00306032 00306032
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Opuntia kiskaloro Speg.