| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1777 |
| Collected with | Hugo Navarrete & Jenny Koivisto |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
| County | |
| Locality | "[0° 3' 10.7"" S 78° 37' 41.3"" W]. Old road Quito-Nono-Tandayapa-Nanegalito, Km 12.5 from Nono. Wet montane forest." |
| Coordinates | 0° 3' S 78° 38' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2270 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2270 |
| Start date | 2001/09/28 |
| End date | 2001/09/28 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Blakea rotundifolia D. Don |
| Determined by | E. Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | "Tree 6 m tall. Petals pink, white at base; anthers placed in 3/4 of a circle; anthers, filaments and style light yellow to cream coloured. Branches and leaves beneath covered with brown-orange pubescence. Frequent in the forest." |