| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1692 |
| Collected with | Mats Gustafsson & Gonzalo Rivas |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Maldonado-El Chical, 2.3 Km from Maldonado. Pastures and disturbed forest on roadside. |
| Coordinates | 0° 57' N 78° 7' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Start date | 2001/09/09 |
| End date | 2001/09/09 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Aciotis caulialata (Ruiz & Pav.)Triana |
| Determined by | E. Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | "Herb, 30 cm tall. Petals white; anthers light pink. Occasional on roadside." |