| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 23820 |
| Collected with | Quintana, F. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Tulcán - El Carmelo, at km 10. Roadbank in patch of montane scrub in bunchgrass paramo. |
| Coordinates | 0° 44' N 77° 41' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3350 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3350 |
| Start date | 1980/05/27 |
| End date | 1980/05/27 |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Identification | Gaultheria foliolosa Benth. |
| Determined by | J. L. Luteyn , 1984. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Low shrub to 1 m tall on roadbank. Flowers white. |