| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1683 |
| Collected with | Mats Gustafsson & Gonzalo Rivas |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Tulcán-Maldonado, Km 51 from Tulcán. Upper montane forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 49' N 77° 59' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3500 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3500 |
| Start date | 2001/09/08 |
| End date | 2001/09/08 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Tibouchina mollis (Bonpl.)Cogn. |
| Determined by | E. Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub, 1.5 m tall. Corolla purple, stamens yellow. ALC. |