• Region

  Africa

• Country

  South Africa

• State/Province

  Free State

• County/Municipio

  Mangaung Metro Mun.

• Locality

  Spitskop, Langenhoven Park

• Elevation

  Alt. 1400 m. (4593 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -29.08, 26.2

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
00210876
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The New York Botanical Garden and
University of the Free State
NYBG / MRL Floristic & Phytochemical Survey
Cactaceae
Echinopsis spachiana (Lem.) Friedrich & Rowley
determined by: J. Venter: 2001
Shrub, 1.5 m high, many erect, succulent ciadodes, 5-7 cm in diameter. Leaves
modified as spines, dark brown, about 20 cm long. Bark green, tough and waxy.
Adventitious roots from ciadodes. Flowers solitary, white, up to 20 cm long, many
petals, nocturnal. Berry green, many black seeds per fruit..
Styith Africa, Free State. Spitskop, Langenhoven Park: 29°6*S, 26°12'E. elev: 1400 m
Nama Karoo with grassland, with Agave sp., Ehretia rigida, Schinus molle and
Poaceae spp.. Hilltop, gentle NW slope of <15°, soil well-drained, gravelly sand of
dolerite, full sun. In abandoned land. Frequent. Exotic..
N.V.: Koningin van die nag [Afrikaans]
Phytochemical Sample Codes:
.IV 9628a (JV-58) JV 9628b (JV-59)
J. Venter 9628	15-Oct-O1
00210876