| Collector | Eriksen, B. |
| Number | 45785 |
| Collected with | Larsen, B. B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Mirador. Humid and partly disturbed mountain forest about 12 km north of El Playón de San Francisco. |
| Coordinates | 0° 37' N 77° 37' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3300 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3500 |
| Start date | 1983/11/27 |
| End date | 1983/11/27 |
| Family | Desfontainiaceae |
| Identification | Desfontainia spinosa Ruiz & Pavon |
| Determined by | C. Ulloa (AAU), 1991. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub, 1.5 m. tall. Flowers red and yellow. |
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