| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1577 |
| Collected with | Mats Gustafsson & Kristian Kyed |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
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| Locality | Road Loja-Catamayo, turnoff to Cerro Villonaco, 6.6 km from turnoff. Dwarf forest remnants at roadside. |
| Coordinates | 3° 59' S 79° 16' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2460 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2460 |
| Start date | 2000/08/08 |
| End date | 2000/08/08 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Brachyotum benthamianum Triana |
| Determined by | Cotton, E. (AAU), 2001. |
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| Field notes | Shrub to 1.5 m. Hypanthium red, petals purple-black. Occasional. |
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