Cleistocactus serpens (Kunth) A.Weber
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Filed As
Cactaceae
Cleistocactus serpens (Kunth) A.Weber -
Collector(s)
J. E. Madsen 7478A with O. A. Sanchez, 05 Nov 2000
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Location
Ecuador. Loja. Rd. Amaluza - Cariamanga, km 12. At Los Mangos de Limbo, at Río Limón.
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Habitat
Dry thickets on slope.
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Description
Shrub, 2.5m tall. Trunk distinct, 19cm wide. Buds numerous (1cm long), red. Fruits 1-4cm wide, turning yellow-green at maturity. Fruits evidently eaten by birds. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.
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Notes (shown on label)
Liquid material available at AAU.
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Collection Notes
Flowers of this collection gathered a few weeks later on collected stems. Three unusual large plants on a single hill. Collection based on the larges individual.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 679860
Occurrence ID: fcfe9911-dd6f-417d-88fb-4433b35a74aa
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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
Cleistocactus serpens (Kunth) A.Weber det J. E. Madsen, 2004
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Region
South America
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Country
Ecuador
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State/Province
Loja
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Locality
Rd. Amaluza - Cariamanga, km 12. At Los Mangos de Limbo, at Río Limón.
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Elevation
Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)
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Coordinates
-4.5125, -79.4294
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Distribution
S A Z*S FLORA OF ECUADOR Jens Elgaard Madsen with Orlando A. Sanchez 7478 A Cactaceae Cleistocactus serpens (Kunth)F.A.C. Weber det. Madsen, J.E. (AAU), 2004. Province: LOJA Rd. Amaluza - Cariamanga, km 12. At Los Mangos de Limbo, at Rio Limon. Dry thickets on slope. (79° 25' 46" W 04° 30' 45" S) Alt. 1500 m. Nov 5, 2000 Shrub, 2.5 m tall. Trunk distinct, 19 cm wide. Buds numerous (1 cm long), red. Fruits 1-4 cm wide, turning yellow-green at maturity. Fruits evidently eaten by birds. Flowers of this collection gathered a few weeks later on collected stems. Three unusual large plants on a single hill. Collection based on the largest individual. Used as a medicinal plant (purgative) according to a peasant farmer. Liquid material available at AAU. Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark (AAU) in collaboration with Herbano Reinaldo Espinosa, Ecuador (LOJA) 00679860
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Cleistocactus serpens (Kunth) A.Weber