| Collector | Harling, G. |
| Number | 24696 |
| Collected with | L. Andersson |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Azuay |
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| Locality | About 3 km SE of Jima on road towards San Miguel de Cuyes. Secondary scrub |
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| Minimum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Start date | 1985/04/27 |
| End date | 1985/04/27 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Axinaea merianiae (DC.)Triana |
| Determined by | Elvira Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub, to 2.5 m tall. Petals purplish outside, whitish inside |
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