| Collector | Harling, G. |
| Number | 25595 |
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| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Azuay |
| County | |
| Locality | S part of Páramo de Tinajillas, Santa Rosa, ca 2 km before the decent to Río León. Dry, partly poen chaparral |
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| Minimum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Start date | 1988/11/02 |
| End date | 1988/11/02 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Axinaea merianiae (DC.)Triana |
| Determined by | Elvira Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub, 2-3 m tall. Flower buds red. Corolla very pale reddish violet to almost white |
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