| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 28607 |
| Collected with | Jaramillo, J. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | TUNGURAHUA |
| County | |
| Locality | Cordillera de los Llanganates. At Río Verde Grande at base of Cerro Hermoso, 2.5 km SW of the summit. Polylepis forest. |
| Coordinates | 1° 14' S 78° 18' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3700 |
| Start date | 1980/11/12 |
| End date | 1980/11/12 |
| Family | Ericaceae |
| Identification | Gaultheria sclerophylla Cuatrecasas |
| Determined by | J.L. Luteyn, 1988 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | 0.3 m. Sepals bordeaux-red. Petal purple. (G. sclerophylla var. hirsuta Luteyn). |