| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 23174 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | COTOPAXI |
| County | |
| Locality | SW slope of Rumiñahui. Semidry montane forest E of the railway station Cotopaxi. |
| Coordinates | 0° 37' S 78° 33' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3600 |
| Start date | 1980/04/27 |
| End date | 1980/04/27 |
| Family | Berberidaceae |
| Identification | Berberis lutea Ruiz & Pavón |
| Determined by | Ulloa, U. C. (MO), 1997. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub, 1.5 m. Leaf whitish beneath. Flowers chrome- yellow. |