| Collector | Klitgaard, B. B. |
| Number | 640 |
| Collected with | P. Lozano & A. Bruneau |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA / NAPO |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Pifo-Papallacta, km 20 |
| Coordinates | 0° 10' S 78° 14' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3600 |
| Start date | 1997/09/30 |
| End date | 1997/09/30 |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Identification | Pentacalia arbutifolia (H.B.K.)Cuatrec. |
| Determined by | Sklenar, P. (PRC), 2003. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Polylepis forest. Scandent shrub. Leaves dark green above, grass green below. Marginal florets with yellow petal. Disc florets yellow. Locally common. |