| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 28440 |
| Collected with | Jaramillo, J. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | TUNGURAHUA |
| County | |
| Locality | Cordillera de los Llanganates. Hanging valley above Laguna Verde on SW side of Cerro Hermoso, 1 km from the summit. Scrub paramo. |
| Coordinates | 1° 13' S 78° 17' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 4000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 4000 |
| Start date | 1980/11/11 |
| End date | 1980/11/11 |
| Family | Valerianaceae |
| Identification | Valeriana plantaginea H.B.K. |
| Determined by | B. Eriksen, 1987 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | 1 m. Tip of leaves bordeaux-red. Flowers violet. |