| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 28879 |
| Collected with | Jaramillo, J. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | IMBABURA |
| County | |
| Locality | Between Salinas and Carchi. Dry Cactus-thorn scrub on sandy soil. |
| Coordinates | 0° 33' N 78° 8' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1400 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1600 |
| Start date | 1980/12/05 |
| End date | 1980/12/05 |
| Family | Amaranthaceae |
| Identification | Alternanthera porrigens (Jacq.) Kuntze |
| Determined by | U. Eliasson, 1989 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Flowers light violet. (var. mearsii Eliass.). |
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