| Collector | Madison, M.T. |
| Number | 4818 |
| Collected with | T.C. Plowman, H.A. Kennedy & L. Besse |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | Carchi |
| County | |
| Locality | Environs of Maldonado, wet montane forest. |
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| Minimum elevation (m) | 1450 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1650 |
| Start date | 1978/05/31 |
| End date | 1978/05/31 |
| Family | Boraginaceae |
| Identification | Heliotropium rufipilum var. rufipilum |
| Determined by | Frederico Luebert, Berlin |
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| Field notes | Suffrutescent herb 1 m tall, along trail. Flowers white |
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