| Collector | Klitgaard, B. B. |
| Number | 144 |
| Collected with | G. P. Lewis & B. Merino |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Dirt road to Montana Tarapo, NE of Catacocha. |
| Coordinates | 4° 3' S 79° 35' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2000 |
| Start date | 1996/04/25 |
| End date | 1996/04/25 |
| Family | Lamiaceae |
| Identification | Salvia squalens Kunth in Humb. & Bonpl. |
| Determined by | Harley, R. (K) 1999. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | "Open grassland on calcareous soil. Erect, woody-based herb to 70 cm. Stem sticky. Calyx with sticky glndular hairs. Corolla bright red; stamens white at base red at apex; anthers red. Common." |