| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1549 |
| Collected with | Kristian Kyed & Pablo Lozano |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Saraguro-Loma de Oro, 5 km from the turnoff. Montane chaparral. |
| Coordinates | 3° 38' S 79° 15' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2680 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2680 |
| Start date | 2000/08/04 |
| End date | 2000/08/04 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Brachyotum confertum (Bonpl.)Triana |
| Determined by | Cotton, E. (AAU), 2000. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub to 1 m tall growing at roadside. Bracts red. Calyx lobes green. Corolla purple black. Epiphyte on tree trunk. Flowers orange. |
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