| Collector | Luteyn, J.L. |
| Number | 5239 |
| Collected with | L.Ruiz-Teran, J.A. Dugarte |
| Country | Venezuela |
| Subpart | Merida |
| County | |
| Locality | Highway “ 1 NE of Mucuchies. Km 16-17 towards Santo Domingo. Quebrada de la Honda area below paramo LAs Tapias |
| Coordinates | |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2750 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2800 |
| Start date | 1978/01/23 |
| End date | 1978/01/23 |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Identification | Macleania rupestris (H.B.K.)A. C. Smith |
| Determined by | Luteyn, J.L. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial shrub with branches to 3 m long; rachis & pedicels green becoming suffused with red; calyx red; corolla basal 3/4 red, upper 1/4 green in bud becoming white at anthesis. Leaves facing upwards & pointing backwards. Frequent |