| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1746 |
| Collected with | Mats Gustafsson & Jenny Koivisto |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
| County | |
| Locality | [0° 43.805' S 77° 45.547' W]. Road Hollín-Loreto-Coca, 3.2 Km from intersection with Tena-Baeza road. Montane forest at roadside. |
| Coordinates | 0° 44' S 77° 46' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1140 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1140 |
| Start date | 2001/09/20 |
| End date | 2001/09/20 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Aciotis purpurascens (Aubl.)Triana |
| Determined by | E. Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | "Herb, 30 cm tall. Leaves dark wine-red underneath. Petals white; style, filaments and anthers white except around the apical pore where purple." |