| Collector | Barfod, A.S. |
| Number | 48845 |
| Collected with | Kvist, L. P. & Nissen, D. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | San Marcos valley. Farmland and rain forest disturbed by the local Coaiquer (Awa) Amerindians. |
| Coordinates | 1° 7' N 78° 22' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 600 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 600 |
| Start date | 1983/11/20 |
| End date | 1983/11/24 |
| Family | Blechnaceae |
| Identification | Blechnum fragile (Liebm.)C. V. Morton & Lellinger |
| Determined by | Ollgaard, B. (AAU), 1996. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Epiphytic, rhizome creeping, leaves 0,40 m. long. Use: For making hair grow long. Preparation: The crude leaves are used for prepaing a hairwash. |