| Collector | Klitgaard, B. B. |
| Number | 486 |
| Collected with | P. Lozano, T. Delgado & H. Aleyandro |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | "Bosque ""El Tundo"", propriedad de la fundación ARCOIRIS, on track off road Sozoranga-Macará, ca. km 1." |
| Coordinates | 4° 19' S 79° 49' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1750 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1750 |
| Start date | 1997/04/12 |
| End date | 1997/04/12 |
| Family | Blechnaceae |
| Identification | Blechnum occidentale L. |
| Determined by | Det. B. Ollgaard (AAU), 1997 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Premontane forest. Path towards finca ARCOIRIS, from signposted entrace. Stems red basally. Very common on forest floor, in places dominant. |