| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1680 |
| Collected with | Mats Gustafsson & Gonzalo Rivas |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Tulcán-Maldonado, Km 21 from Tulcán, ca. 2 Km after Tufiño. Espeletia páramo. |
| Coordinates | 0° 49' N 77° 56' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3600 |
| Start date | 2001/09/08 |
| End date | 2001/09/08 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Brachyotum ledifolium (Desr.)Triana |
| Determined by | E. Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub to 2 m. Petals yellowish-green, hypanthium red-orange. Frequent along road. ALC. |
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