| Collector | Madison, M.T. |
| Number | 4493 |
| Collected with | T.C.Plowman, H.A. Kennedy & L. Besse |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Carchi |
| County | |
| Locality | Environs of Chical, 12 km below Maldonado on the Rio San Juan. Wet montane forest |
| Coordinates | 1° 4' N 78° 17' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1200 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1200 |
| Start date | 1978/05/00 |
| End date | 1978/05/00 |
| Family | Marantaceae |
| Identification | Stromanthe stromanthoides (J.F. Macbr.)L. Andersson |
| Determined by | L. Andersson |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Herb 2-3 m tall. Leaves dark green semi-shiny above, dull gray green below. Bracts waxy bright orange, pedicels cream, calyx orange, fruit light green, seeds black |
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