. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 36 THE CACTACEAE. ovary with numerous prominent areoles filled with yellow bristles; fruit red, 4 cm. long; seeds 4 to 5 mm. in diameter. Type locality: Near El Rancho, Guatemala. Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This species, although not discovered until 1907, is very common, extending from altitude 300 meters at El Rancho to altitude 1,100 meters near Aguas Calientes. Accord-. FIG. 41.—Nopalea dejecta ing to Mr. Charles C. Deam, who has explored extensively in Guatemala, the plant when growing on river sand-bars is low, but
. Carnegie Institution of Washington publication. 36 THE CACTACEAE. ovary with numerous prominent areoles filled with yellow bristles; fruit red, 4 cm. long; seeds 4 to 5 mm. in diameter. Type locality: Near El Rancho, Guatemala. Distribution: Guatemala, Honduras, and Nicaragua. This species, although not discovered until 1907, is very common, extending from altitude 300 meters at El Rancho to altitude 1,100 meters near Aguas Calientes. Accord-. FIG. 41.—Nopalea dejecta ing to Mr. Charles C. Deam, who has explored extensively in Guatemala, the plant when growing on river sand-bars is low, but in rich soil is tall. Our reference of this species to Nicaragua is based on a specimen collected by A. S. Oersted in 1845-1848 between Granada and Tipitapa. The joints of this, however, are nearly orbicular or a little longer than broad, with numerous brown spines and glochids. More material may show that this specimen should be referred elsewhere. Illustration: Contr. U. S. Nat. Herb. 12: pi. 58. Figure 40 shows a joint of a plant from Guatemala, received from F. Eichlam in 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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