| Collector | Lojtnant, B. |
| Number | 12305 |
| Collected with | Molau, U. & Madison, M. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Summit of road from Playón de San Francisco to El Carmelo. Virgin cloud forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 38' N 77° 38' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3200 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3200 |
| Start date | 1979/04/12 |
| End date | 1979/04/12 |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Identification | Elleanthus amethystinoides Garay |
| Determined by | C.H. Dodson (MO), 1991. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial. Flowers purple. Lip with 2 dark purple spots at the opening of the flower. Base of lip white like the gynostemium. Anther cap pale purple. Pollinaria blackish purple. |
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