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COL000161049 - Opuntia pittieri Britton & Rose - Cactaceae

General information

Bar codeCOL000161049
Catalog number163565
Collector Gentry, Alwyn Howard
Collector number17111
Collection dateJuly 31, 1976
Update dateFeb. 24, 2014

Taxonomy

KingdomPlantae
PhylumMagnoliophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderCaryophyllales
FamilyCactaceae
GenusOpuntia
Specific epithetpittieri
AuthorBritton & Rose
DeterminerRuiz, R.
Date of determinationMarch 28, 2005

Geographic information

CountryCOLOMBIA
DepartmentCUNDINAMARCA
LocalityBetween Mosquera and top of fila, ca. 16 km W. on road to La Mesa.
Minimum height2500.0 m
Maximum height2600.0 m
Georeferenced latitude4° 39' 37" N
Georeferenced longitude74° 19' 56" W
Geodesic datumWGS84
Precision of the georeferenced coordinates104.0000000000
Source of georeferencing 1 Mapa
Georeferencing protocolMétodo radio-punto; CHAPMAN A.D. and J. Wieczorek (eds). 2006. Guide to Best Practices in Georeferencing. Global biodiversity Information Facility. Copenhaguen. 80 p.; SUA, S., MATEUS, R.D. y VARGAS, J.C. 2004. Georreferenciación de registros biológicos y gacetero digital de localidades. Instituto de Investigación de Recursos biológicos Alexander von Humboldt. Bogotá D.C. P. 22.

Attributes

HabitÁrbol
Phenologyflowering and fruiting
Cambios en la determinación