Praecereus euchlorus subsp. diffusus (Britton & Rose) N.P.Taylor

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Praecereus euchlorus subsp. diffusus (Britton & Rose) N.P.Taylor

  • Collector(s)

    J. E. Madsen 7447 with J. Galvez, 15 Oct 2000

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Km 2-7 NE of La Toma on gravel roads.

  • Habitat

    Xeric scrub and desert. Very abundant.

  • Description

    Leaning and climbering in spiny thickets, forming colonies. Stems to 2m high. Flowers with green tube and white petaloids, fully radiating at 9pm. Profusely flowering, yet today observed sparsely flowering elsewhere in the valley. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Liquid material available at AAU.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 679859

    Occurrence ID: 2199c008-dfd8-4af2-9a1d-98a2c600a952

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Km 2-7 NE of La Toma on gravel roads.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1600 - 1700 m. (5249 - 5577 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -3.97, -79.33

  • Distribution

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    No botanical uses.

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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BOTANICAL
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FLORA OF ECUADOR
Jens Elgaard Madsen
with Jorge Galvez
7447	Cactaceae
Praecereus euchlorus subsp. diffusus (Britton & Rose)TayIor
det. by Madsen, J.E. (AAU), 2004
LOJA. Km 2-7 NE of La Toma on gravel roads. Xeric scrub and desert.
(79° 20' W 3° 58' S). Alt. 1600-1700 m.	Oct 15, 2000
Leaning and climbering in spiny thickets, forming colonies. Stems to 2 m high.
Flowers with green tube and white petaioids, fully radiating at 9 pm. Very
abundant. Profusely flowering, yet today observed sparsely flowering elsewhere
in the valley. Liquid material available at AAU.
Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark (AAU) in
collaboration with Herbarto Reinaldo Espinosa, Ecuador (LOJA)
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