| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1733 |
| Collected with | Mats Gustafsson & Jenny Koivisto |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
| County | |
| Locality | [0° 37.312' S 77° 49.978' W]. Road Quito- Papallacta-Baeza-Tena, 26.6 Km after Baeza. Wet montane forest on roadside. |
| Coordinates | 0° 37' S 77° 50' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2190 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2190 |
| Start date | 2001/09/19 |
| End date | 2001/09/19 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Meriania hernandii L.Uribe |
| Determined by | E. Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | "Shrub, 3 m tall. Inflorescence branches and hypanthia yellow; flower buds salmon coloured. Infrequent. ALC." |
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