| Collector | Klitgaard, B. B. |
| Number | 148 |
| Collected with | G. P. Lewis & B. Merino |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Vela Cruz-Catacocha, at road cross with dirt road to Las Cochas. |
| Coordinates | 4° 2' S 79° 36' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1900 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1900 |
| Start date | 1996/04/25 |
| End date | 1996/04/25 |
| Family | Fabaceae |
| Identification | Calliandra taxifolia (Kunth.)Benth. |
| Determined by | B. Ståhl |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Road side. Semierect-semiprostrate shrub to 50 cm. Corolla whitish-red; stamens and anthers bright red. Locally common. Visited by butterflies. |
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