| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 75874 |
| Collected with | Bloch, C. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE |
| County | |
| Locality | Romerillo, trail at limit of Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Mountain-rain forest. |
| Coordinates | 4° 13' S 78° 56' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1650 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1700 |
| Start date | 1988/12/06 |
| End date | 1988/12/06 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Meriania hexamera Sprague |
| Determined by | S. S. Renner, 1990 (AAU) |
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| Field notes | Tree, to 8 m high. Flowers purple. Anthers yellow. |
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