| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1517 |
| Collected with | Henrik Balslev, Mats Gustafsson & Pablo Lozano |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Yangana-Cerro Toledo. Podocarpus National Park. Km 15.4 from turnoff to Cerro Toledo. Dense dwarf montane forest on road side. |
| Coordinates | 4° 22' S 79° 8' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2700 |
| Start date | 2000/07/31 |
| End date | 2000/07/31 |
| Family | Loganiaceae |
| Identification | Desfontainea |
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| Field notes | Shrub, 1.5 m tall. Bark in young branches white. Corolla tube red, corolla lobes and anthers yellow. |