| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 20885 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CANAR |
| County | |
| Locality | Ingapirca. Intermontane dry valley with scattered cactus and thorn scrub. |
| Coordinates | 2° 32' S 78° 52' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2700 |
| Start date | 1979/12/27 |
| End date | 1979/12/27 |
| Family | Rhamnaceae |
| Identification | Colletia spinosissima Gmelin |
| Determined by | C. Ulloa, 1988 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub up to 2-3 m, on very dry slopes. Hypanthium bordeaux-red to brownish. Petaloid lobes creamish- yellow. |