| Collector | Ollgaard, B. |
| Number | 57989 |
| Collected with | Laegaard, S. & Thomsen, K. & Korning, J. & Illum, T. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Parque Nacional Podocarpus, S of Loja. Wet montane forest at the "Centro de Información", E of Nudo de Cajanuma. |
| Coordinates | 4° 5' S 79° 10' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2800 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2950 |
| Start date | 1985/02/23 |
| End date | 1985/02/23 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Meriania rigida (Benth.)Triana |
| Determined by | S. S. Renner, 1989 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Treelet 5 m tall. Petals dark red outside, deep purple inside. Anthers yellow with violet filaments. |
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