| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1538 |
| Collected with | Henrik Balslev, Mats Gustafsson & Pablo Lozano |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Yangana-Valladolid-Tapala. Approx. 2 km after Tapala towards the river. Potreros and small forest remnants. |
| Coordinates | 4° 32' S 79° 5' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1400 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Start date | 2000/08/01 |
| End date | 2000/08/01 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Tibouchina lepidota (Bonpl.)Baillon |
| Determined by | Cotton, E. (AAU), 2000. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Tree up to 8 m tall, frequent in potreros. Floral buds covered with two, caducous, green bracts. Hypanthium red. Petals magenta, turning lighter lilac-pink. Center of the flower white. Anthers bright yellow. |
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