| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1611 |
| Collected with | Henrik Balslev, S. Calderón, Mats Gustafsson, Kristian Kyed & Jens Elgaard Madsen |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
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| Locality | Finca of the Calderon family, taking a trail NE from Mercadillo towards the crest. Roadsides and disturbed areas surrounding the house. |
| Coordinates | 4° 0' S 79° 57' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1800 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1800 |
| Start date | 2000/08/13 |
| End date | 2000/08/13 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Tibouchina laxa (Desr.)Cogn. |
| Determined by | Cotton, E. (AAU), 2001. |
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| Field notes | Decumbent shrub, ca. 1 m tall. frequent. Petals bright purple. Large anthers magenta, smaller anthers light yellow. Connective appendages bright yellow. |
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