| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1603 |
| Collected with | Henrik Balslev, Santos Calderón, Mats Gustafsson, Kristian Kyed & Jens Madsen |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Finca of the Calderón family, taking a trail NE from Mercadillo towards the crest. Cloud forest remnants. |
| Coordinates | 4° 0' S 79° 57' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1770 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1770 |
| Start date | 2000/08/12 |
| End date | 2000/08/12 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Melastomataceae Juss. |
| Determined by | |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Tree, 5 m tall. Immature fruits green. Frequent in the forest but not fertile. |
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