| Collector | Ellemann, L. |
| Number | 66626 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Las Lagunas 2 km south of Saraguro. Information of use and vernacular name: Natívidad Guamán, Saraguro-indian. |
| Coordinates | 3° 38' S 79° 14' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2600 |
| Start date | 1988/09/27 |
| End date | 1988/09/27 |
| Family | Lythraceae |
| Identification | Cuphea ciliata Ruiz & Pav. |
| Determined by | Lourteig, A. (P), 1991. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Low shrub, flowers purple. Vernacular name spanish: escobo colorado del llano, quichua: puca pichana. Use: as a broom. Medicine for problems with the bladder: is boiled with an empty cob of maize. |
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