| Collector | Cotton, E. |
| Number | 1852 |
| Collected with | Mats H. G. Gustafsson, James L. Luteyn, Isidora Sánchez-Vega & Mario Zapata |
| Country | Peru |
| Subpart | AMAZONAS |
| County | |
| Locality | "Prov. Bongará. Road Chachapoyas-Pedro Ruiz Gallo-Florida de Pomacocha-Rioja, 16 km after Florida de Pomacocha (97 km after Chachapoyas). Village of Shucayacu (which is at 342 Km marker). Disturbed vegetation around pastures. [GPS: 5°46'20""S 77°55'21""W]." |
| Coordinates | 5° 46' S 77° 55' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1800 |
| Start date | 2002/07/05 |
| End date | 2002/07/05 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Tibouchina longifolia (Vahl)Baillon |
| Determined by | E. Cotton (AAU), 2002. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Subshrub to 1 m tall. Petals white, anthers yellow, hypanthium green. |