| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1617 |
| Collected with | Henrik Balslev, Mats Gustafsson & Pablo Lozano |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE |
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| Locality | Road Guayzimi-La Guantza, 2-3 km from Guayzimi. Disturbed roadside and remnants of lower montane forest. |
| Coordinates | 4° 5' S 78° 40' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 900 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 900 |
| Start date | 2000/08/15 |
| End date | 2000/08/15 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Miconia capillaris (Sw.) M.Gómez |
| Determined by | Elvira Cotton |
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| Field notes | Suffrutex, 50 cm tall. Hypanthium green tinged with red, Petals rose or white tinged with rose at the base. Filaments white, anthers yellow, all eventually tinged with rose-red. Fruits red-black at maturity. Frequent on roadside. |
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