Opuntia elata Link & Otto ex Salm-Dyck

• Region

  South America

• Country

  Bolivia

• State/Province

  Santa Cruz

• County/Municipio

  Cordillera Prov.

• Locality

  at intersection of oil pipeline, railroad, and highway from Ibapó to Santa Cruz, 4.5 km SW of Cabezas

• Elevation

  Alt. 550 m. (1804 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -18.82, -63.33

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
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The New York Botanical Garden
Plants of BOLIVIA
Cactaceae Opuntia kiskaloro Speg.
det. M. Nee, 2000
Depto. Santa Cruz, Prov. Cordillera, at intersection of oil
pipeline, railroad, and highway from Ibapo to Santa Cruz,
4.5 km SW of Cabezas. Chaco forest on flat area, Opuntia
kiskaloro, Monvillea cavendishii, Pereskia sacharosa,
Achatocarpus praecox.
18°49’S, 63°20’W. alt. 550 m.
Shrub 2.2. m. tall, with a single trunk at the base, then a few
branches, but only the ends of the lowest branches
sometimes sagging to ground. Flowers bright orange,
odorless (4:00 P.M, sunny), wilting darker and more reddish.
Coll.: M. Nee 51393
12 Nov. 2000
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