| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1728 |
| Collected with | Mats Gustafsson & Jenny Koivisto |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
| County | |
| Locality | [0° 25.2' S 78° 0.6' W]. Road Quito- Papallacta-Baeza-Tena, 15.4 Km after Papallacta, just after Cuyuja. Montane forest remnants on roadside, disturbed. |
| Coordinates | 0° 25' S 78° 0' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2400 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2400 |
| Start date | 2001/09/19 |
| End date | 2001/09/19 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Miconia crocea (Desr.) Naud. |
| Determined by | E. Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | "Decumbent shrub, 2 m. Petals white; filaments white; anthers bright yellow. Flowers mostly (6-)-7-merous." |