Armatocereus rupicola F.Ritter

  • Filed As

    Cactaceae
    Armatocereus rupicola F.Ritter

  • Collector(s)

    J. E. Madsen 7547 with O. A. Sanchez, 23 Nov 2000

  • Location

    Ecuador. Loja. App. 6km from Catacocha.

  • Habitat

    Steep slopes and ravines with evergreen vegetation in area otherwise characterised by dry deciduous vegetation.

  • Description

    Arborescent, 8m tall (one plant 13m tall), with definite trunk. Trunk spineless (sample included), 20cm wide. Ribs 6 to occasionally 8. The ribs sometimes only 6mm wide when 2cm high (peak of the dry season). Ribs with several cm long spines collected from a separate juvenile plant (1.5m tall). Many fruiting plants. Fruits green, the spines caducous. Phenology of specimen: Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 679861

    Occurrence ID: f9b76c64-9215-48f2-8ed0-413153634da7

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  • Region

    South America

  • Country

    Ecuador

  • State/Province

    Loja

  • Locality

    App. 6km from Catacocha.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1800 m. (5906 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    -4.07, -79.63

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7547
Armatocereus
FLORA OF ECUADOR
Jens Elgaard Madsen
with Orlando A. Sanchez
rupicola Ritter
Cactaceae
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BOTANICAL
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NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
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Province: LOJA	•
App. 6 km from Catacocha. Steep slopes and ravines with evergreen vegetation in
area otherwise characterised by dry deciduous vegetation.
(79° 38' W 04° 04' S) Alt 1800 m.	Nov 23, 2000
Arborescent, 8 m tall (one plant 13 m tall), with definite trunk. Trunk spineless
(sample included), 20 cm wide. Ribs 6 to occasionally 8. The ribs sometimes
only 6 mm wide when 2 cm high (peak of the dry season). Ribs with several cm
long spines collected from a separate juvenile plant (1.5 m tall). Many fruting
plants. Fruits green, the spines caducous.
Department of Systematic Botany, University of Aarhus, Denmark (AAU)
in collaboration with Herbano Reinaldo Espinosa, Ecuador (LOJA)
00679861