| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1521 |
| Collected with | Henrik Balslev, Mats Gustafsson & Pablo Lozano |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
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| Locality | Road Yangana-Cerro Toledo. Podocarpus National Park. Km 18.8 from turnoff to Cerro Toledo. Shrub páramo. |
| Coordinates | 4° 22' S 79° 7' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3100 |
| Start date | 2000/07/31 |
| End date | 2000/07/31 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Meriania sanguinea Wurdack |
| Determined by | Cotton, E. (AAU), 2000. |
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| Field notes | Suffrutex, 50 cm tall. Hypanthium blackish-green. Petals bright red. Filaments, style, and anthers red; anther connectives yellow. Occasional on roadside. |
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