| Collector | Ollgaard, B. |
| Number | 74466 |
| Collected with | Madsen, J. E. & Christensen, L. J. & León, B. & Young, K. & Renner, S. S. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Above Nudo de Cajanuma. |
| Coordinates | 4° 5' S 79° 10' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2850 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3050 |
| Start date | 1988/05/25 |
| End date | 1988/05/26 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Meriania tomentosa (Cogn.)Wurdack |
| Determined by | S. S. Renner, 1990 (AAU) |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Along road to the park administration building, c. 2800 m alt. Treelet, c. 5 m high. Flowers orange. No nectar present. (Photograph S. Renner.) |