| Collector | Neill, D. |
| Number | 15359 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Zamora-Chinchipe |
| County | |
| Locality | Palanda. Tapichalaca Reserve, south of Podocarpus National Park, in upper Río Chinchipe watershed. East of the Yangana-Valladolid road, at the head of the mule trail to Quebrada Honda. Dense montane forest on slopes and low, very dense shrubby vegetation on exposed ridges. |
| Coordinates | 4° 29' 4'' S 79° 7' 59'' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2570 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2570 |
| Start date | 2006/12/04 |
| End date | 2006/12/04 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Meriania furvanthera Wurdack |
| Determined by | D. Fernandez (MO) |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Tree 8 m tall. Corolla bright crimson red, the petals imbricate and partly closed, forming a "pseudotube". Anthers dark ble-purple. |
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