| Collector | Barfod, A.S. |
| Number | 48891 |
| 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 | Dryopteridaceae |
| Identification | Megalastrum hirsutosetosum (Hieron.) A.R. Sm. & R.C. Moran |
| Determined by | R.C. Moran (NY), J. Prado (SP) & M. Sundue (NY) |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial, leaves 1 m long. Nom. vern.: " lechu " ( coiquer ). Use:For an aching body and back. Preparation: The leaves are boiled and when cold used to prepare a bath. |
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