| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 5693 |
| Collected with | Jeppesen, S. & Lojtnant, B. & Ollgaard, B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Valle de Maldonado, km 60 on road Tulcán-Maldonado. Cleared slopes along the roads and denser cloud forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 51' N 78° 4' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2700 |
| Start date | 1973/05/18 |
| End date | 1973/05/18 |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Identification | Epidendrum porphyreum Lindl. |
| Determined by | C.H. Dodson (MO), 1991. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial, exposed and shaded. Sepals lilac-red on the outer side, whitish lilac-red on the inner side, like the labellum. Gynostemium lilac-red. |