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9. CACTUS (CEREUS) rawArUs. T 
C. erectus; ramosus; multiangularis; albo-lanuginosus; angulis membranaceis , tuberculatis ; 
taüberculis stellulato-spinosis; fructibus rubris. 
Piscol colorado incolarum (ob fructum rubrum). 
Crescit in Regno Quitensi, prope Rio 4ranza et Guancabamba , alt. 800- goo hex. p 
Floret Augusto. 
Cavris 2-5- orgyalis, subeylindricus, parum ramosus, incanus, multi-( 12-27-) angulatus, erectus, albo- 
lanuginosus; anguli membranacei, tuberculati ; tuberculi setiferi; seta stellato- dispositi, breves, in quarum 
medio aculeus solitarius, albus, subulatus, longissimus ( 1- 12-pollicaris), setis octies longior. Fronzs ex 
fissura laterali et longitudinali erumpentes, rarius terminales, lanugine involuta. Caryx glaber, squamosus, 
non tuberculatus; squamis imbricatis, ovatis, acutis; inferioribus angustioribus. PrrAr4 (foliola calycina 
interiora) oblonga, obtusa. Fnucrus lanugine involutus, pyriformis, obovatus, basi angustatus, subcom- 
pressus, apice umbilicatus, glaberrimus, squamarum calycinarum vestigiis vix asperatus, ruber, 12-pollica- 
ris; cortex purpureus, 12 lineam crassus ; pulpa albo-virescens. SzwiN4 minuta, nigra. Desc. ex sched. Humb. 
Modus florendi hujus plant valde singularis est. Unico nonnisi latere longitudinaliter finditur, e fissura 
erumpit substantia villosa albo-flavida et flos ex hujus centro. Rami longitudinaliter secti demonstrant pilos e 
ipso centro plante oriri. ZZumb. 
10. CACTUS (CEREUS?) nzrus. T 
C. erectus ; articulatus; articulis 7-angularibus; angulis tuberculatis; tuberculis fasciculato- 
spinosis. 
Crescit prope pagum Sondorillo Quitensium, alt. 1000 hex. 
Enzcrus; lete (albido-) virescens ; articulatus; articulis 7-angularibus, glabris; angulis tuberculatis. 
Spine plures in quolibet tuberculo, centrales longiores. Humb. mss. 
C. heptagono affinis ? 
ir. CACTUS (CEREUS?) wawus. T 
C. repens ; articulatus ; articulis teretibus, subcompressis, areolatis, spinosis, parum ramosis. 
Crescit prope pagos Sondorillo et Guancabamba Quitensium , alt. x000-1020 hex. b 
PnocUxpENS; repens; 2-5-pollicaris ; articulatus ; articulis teretibus, subcompressis, areolatis, spinosis, 
parum ramosis. 
Cum szpissime lateat, mirifice homines canesque, si calcent, infestat. 
12. CACTUS (CEREUS?) szmpzws. T 
C. repens; ramosus; subangularis; areolatus; areolis G-angulatis, apice spinosis; floribus 
incarnatis. 
