| Collector | Ollgaard, B. |
| Number | 38258 |
| Collected with | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. & Andreasen, N. H. B. & Larsen, B. B. & Kvist, L. P. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CHIMBORAZO |
| County | |
| Locality | Trail Alao - Huamboya, around the pass, between Cuspipaccha and alt. 3700 m on E slope. Paramo, banks and very wet slopes dominated by tall Neurolepis and scattered Escallonia. |
| Coordinates | 1° 47' S 78° 25' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3550 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3950 |
| Start date | 1982/05/07 |
| End date | 1982/05/07 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Brachyotum alpinum Cogn. |
| Determined by | S. S. Renner, 1989 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | 1 m high shrub. Calyx bright red. Corolla blackish- violet. Seen visited by hummingbirds. |
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