| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 85709 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE |
| County | |
| Locality | Limit of Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Road Loja-Zamora, about 1 km E of pass. |
| Coordinates | 3° 58' S 79° 7' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2800 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2850 |
| Start date | 1989/01/29 |
| End date | 1989/01/29 |
| Family | Symplocaceae |
| Identification | Symplocos canescens Ståhl |
| Determined by | B. Staahl (GB), 1991. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub, 0.5-1 m high. Flowers white to pinkish white. Also in fruit. |