| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1539 |
| Collected with | Kristian Kyed & Pablo Lozano |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Loja-Saraguro, Km 28. Bosque protector La Cofradía. Disturbed wet montane forest to subpáramo. |
| Coordinates | 3° 50' S 79° 13' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2680 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2840 |
| Start date | 2000/08/04 |
| End date | 2000/08/04 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Axinaea sclerophylla Triana |
| Determined by | Elvira Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Tree to 15 m tall, common in forest. Only one flower collected and preserved in alcohol. Hypanthium reddish-green. Petals lilac-pink. Stamens and anthers wine-red; connective appendage yellow. |
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