| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 85562 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Above Cajanuma. Trail from 'Centro de Información' toward 'Lagunas de Compadre', just above forest limit. Paramo-scrub and ridge-top vegetation. |
| Coordinates | 4° 5' S 79° 10' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3200 |
| Start date | 1989/01/19 |
| End date | 1989/01/19 |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Identification | Diplostephium espinosae Cuatr. |
| Determined by | J. Cuatrecasas (US), 1992 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Dwarf shrub. Ray flowers violet. |