| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1701 |
| 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 | Miconia |
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| Field notes | "Decumbent shrub, 2 m. Petals white; hypanthium pinkish-green; filaments pink (lower half) and white (upper half); anthers bright yellow. Very large and showy inflorescence. ALC." |