Cleistocactus serpens (Kunth) A.Weber

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Cleistocactus serpens (Kunth) A.Weber

  • Collector(s)

    J. E. Madsen 7478A with O. A. Sanchez, 05 Nov 2000

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. Rd. Amaluza - Cariamanga, km 12. At Los Mangos de Limbo, at Río Limón.

  • Habitat

    Dry thickets on slope.

  • 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.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Liquid material available at AAU.

  • 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.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 679860

    Occurrence ID: fcfe9911-dd6f-417d-88fb-4433b35a74aa

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    Rd. Amaluza - Cariamanga, km 12. At Los Mangos de Limbo, at Río Limón.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1500 m. (4921 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.5125, -79.4294

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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)
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