. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 193.—O. hanburyana. FIG. 194.—O. quitensis. Type locality: Near Quito, Ecuador. Distribution: Ecuador. As observed by Dr. Rose in Ecuador in 1918, this species is very variable in habit, for when grown in the open it is low and bushy with rather small joints, but when grow- ing in thickets it becomes tall and has large joints. About Huigra, where it is very common, it is often spineless, and when the spines are present they are few and weak. In southern Ecuador there is a plant which has small, red flowers like this species, but th
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. . FIG. 193.—O. hanburyana. FIG. 194.—O. quitensis. Type locality: Near Quito, Ecuador. Distribution: Ecuador. As observed by Dr. Rose in Ecuador in 1918, this species is very variable in habit, for when grown in the open it is low and bushy with rather small joints, but when grow- ing in thickets it becomes tall and has large joints. About Huigra, where it is very common, it is often spineless, and when the spines are present they are few and weak. In southern Ecuador there is a plant which has small, red flowers like this species, but the joints have stout subulate spines. Figure 194 represents a joint of a plant obtained in 1901 for the New York Botanical Garden from M. Simon, of St. Ouen, Paris, France. 159a. Opuntia soederstromiana sp. nov. (See Appendix, p. 221.). Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Carnegie Institution of Washington. Washington, Carnegie Institution of Washington
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