| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1639 |
| Collected with | Henrik Balslev, Mats Gustafsson & Pablo Lozano |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE |
| County | |
| Locality | Río Nangaritza, across the river from La Punta de Guantza, beginning of road towards Pachicutza and Paquisha. Premontane forest remnants. |
| Coordinates | 4° 9' S 78° 38' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 780 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 780 |
| Start date | 2000/08/16 |
| End date | 2000/08/16 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Clidemia capitellata (Bonpl.)D. Don |
| Determined by | Cotton, E. (AAU), 2000. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Suffrutex, 1.5 m tall, on roadside. Flowers white, the petals somewhat hyaline. |