| Collector | Lewis, G.P. |
| Number | 2616 |
| Collected with | P. Lozano, N. Aguirre & I. Aldaz |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Loja |
| County | |
| Locality | Saraguro-Manu, dirt road to Rio Negro, km 6 from Bellavista. Vegetation: Grass paramo with scattered pockets of shrubs, low marshy areas and open rocky hillocks |
| Coordinates | 3° 31' S 79° 24' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3220 |
| Start date | 1996/10/03 |
| End date | 1996/10/03 |
| Family | Myricaceae |
| Identification | Morella interrupta (Benth.)Lægaard |
| Determined by | Simon Lægaard |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub to 1.5 m x 1 cm diam.; leaves semi-coriaceous, mid-green glossy above, yellowish green and dull below, fruits globose, rugose, lime-green. On open rocky outcrops with Ericaceae, Labiatae; Puya & Lomatia hirsuta. Locally common |
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