| Collector | Ollgaard, B. |
| Number | 58198 |
| Collected with | Laegaard, S. & Thomsen, K. & Korning, J. & Illum, T. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Road Yangana - Cerro Toledo, at entrance to crest. Subparamo scrub and bogs in the pass. |
| Coordinates | 4° 23' S 79° 6' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3100 |
| Start date | 1985/02/26 |
| End date | 1985/02/26 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Meriania sanguinea Wurdack |
| Determined by | S. S. Renner, 1989 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | 1 m tall sparsely branched shrub. Buds with red petals. |
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