| Collector | Kvist, L. P. |
| Number | 40162 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | PICHINCHA |
| County | |
| Locality | In the Colorado community "Congoma Grande" at km. 23 on the Santa Domingo - Puerto Limón road. Farmland and strongly disturbed forest along a watercourse. |
| Coordinates | 0° 21' S 79° 22' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 100 |
| Start date | 1982/06/08 |
| End date | 1982/06/08 |
| Family | Melastomataceae |
| Identification | Miconia rubescens (Triana) Gamba & Almeda |
| Determined by | Elvira Cotton |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Shrub, 3 m tall. In primary forest. Corolla white and berries white. Leaf light green beneath. Nom. Vern.: Pichi ri chide (Colorado); Use: The berries are eaten. The leaves are boiled and used for a bath ("baño de fresco") for fever. |
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