| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1681 |
| 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 lindenii Cogn. |
| Determined by | E. Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub ca. 1.5 m. Petals nigrescent-purple, hypanthium bright red. Very common on both sides of Volcán Chiles. Seen being visited by hummingbirds and other birds. ALC. |
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