| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1568 |
| Collected with | Henrik Balslev, Mats Gustafsson, Kristian Kyed & Wilson Quizhpe |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE |
| County | |
| Locality | Parque Nacional Podocarpus at Bombuscaro. Trail from parking lot to "Centro Administrativo" (Park ranger's house and cabañas). Rainforest. |
| Coordinates | 4° 5' S 79° 57' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 900 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 960 |
| Start date | 2000/08/06 |
| End date | 2000/08/06 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Miconia dodecandra (Desr.)Cogn. |
| Determined by | Cotton, E. (AAU), 2000. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Tree, 5-6 m tall. Leaves reddish-brown below. Floral bracts very light pink. Hypanthium light green. Petals white, hyaline. Filaments, style, and anthers bright yellow at anthesis, turning rust-red with age. Frequent in the forest. |
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