| Collector | Ollgaard, B. |
| Number | 8417 |
| Collected with | Balslev, H. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Tulcán - Maldonado, W of the pass (base of Volcán Chiles). Narrow ravine in Espeletia páramo, with dense scrub and small trees. |
| Coordinates | 0° 49' N 78° 57' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3650 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3650 |
| Start date | 1976/08/03 |
| End date | 1976/08/03 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Brachyotum lindenii Cogn. |
| Determined by | S. S. Renner, 1989 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub, ca. 2 m high. Sepals and hypanthium bright red. Petals blackish-violet. |
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