| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 3784 |
| Collected with | Jeppesen, S. & Lojtnant, B. & Ollgaard, B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Loja - Zamora, km 54. Steep clayey slopes with scattered shrub vegetation and dense herb cover. |
| Coordinates | 4° 2' S 78° 59' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1300 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1300 |
| Start date | 1973/04/18 |
| End date | 1973/04/18 |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Identification | Elleanthus sphaerocephalus Schltr. |
| Determined by | C.H. Dodson (MO), 1991. |
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| Field notes | Terrestrial, growing tufted and sunexposed. Sepals and the upper bracts purple-red. Petals paler than sepals. Gynostemium white. A lot of "jelly" in the mature inflorescence. |
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