| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1588 |
| Collected with | Henrik Balslev, Mats Gustafsson & Kristian Kyed |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Yangana-Valladolid. Km 27-29 from Yangana. Cloud forest somewhat disturbed. |
| Coordinates | 4° 30' S 79° 8' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2600 |
| Start date | 2000/08/10 |
| End date | 2000/08/10 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Tibouchina mollis (Bonpl.)Cogn. |
| Determined by | Cotton, E. (AAU), 2001. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Suffrutex, 1 m tall, at roadside. Wet site. Hypanthium green. Petals purple-lilac, acute. Filaments white, anthers yellow. Style magenta. |