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Catalog #: 120357

Occurrence ID: 7435559f-8d1f-4cf6-9035-941c6892f091

Collector: Gwilym Peter Lewis

Number: 2560

Date: 0000-00-00

Verbatim Date: 22-sep-96

Additional Collectors: B. Lewis? J.M. Lewis

Locality: Ecuador, Chimborazo, 42 km N of Chunchi, 32 km S of Guamote.

-2.1333  -78.7167  WGS84

Verbatim Coordinates: 78°43'W 2°08'S

Elevation: 2910 meters Verbatim Elevation: 2910 m

Description: Erect, branched cactus to 1.5 m, stems cylindrical, bluish green, spines whitish pale yellow; petals orange-scarlet when young, crimson when older, with yellow-orange bases, filaments and anthers cream. Small flies trapped in the interwoven stamen filaments the presumed pollinators. Common amongst cultivation (as a hedge) and on sand in pine plantation and in grass paramo.

Individual Count: 1

Record ID: 7435559f-8d1f-4cf6-9035-941c6892f091

For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Diana Fernández, Curator (diana.fernandez@biodiversidad.gob.ec)