| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 23961 |
| Collected with | Quintana, F. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | IMBABURA |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Ibarra - Salinas, 1 km W of Pan-American Highway. Dry slope in river gorge with open Acacia - Crotonscrub with open soil. |
| Coordinates | 0° 24' N 78° 7' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2000 |
| Start date | 1980/05/28 |
| End date | 1980/05/28 |
| Family | Amaranthaceae |
| Identification | Alternanthera porrigens (Jacq.) Kuntze |
| Determined by | U. Eliasson, 1989 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | 0.5 m tall semishrub. Flowers light purple. (var. mearsii Eliass.). |
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