| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1553 |
| Collected with | Kristian Kyed & Pablo Lozano |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Saraguro-Loma de Oro, 7.8 km from the turnoff. Disturbed upper montane forest. |
| Coordinates | 3° 38' S 79° 15' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2990 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2990 |
| Start date | 2000/08/04 |
| End date | 2000/08/04 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Miconia capitellata Cogn. |
| Determined by | Cotton, E. (AAU), 2001. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Treelet up to 6 m tall. Flowers white, anthers yellow. Frequent. |
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