| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1700 |
| Collected with | Mats Gustafsson & Gonzalo Rivas |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Maldonado-Tulcán, Km 19.5 from Maldonado. Montane forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 51' N 78° 1' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2550 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2550 |
| Start date | 2001/09/09 |
| End date | 2001/09/09 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Topobea |
| Determined by | E. Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | "Decumbent or maybe epiphytic shrub, 2.5 m tall. Petals white; anthers bright yellow; filaments white; bracts green. ALC." |