| Collector | Ollgaard, B. |
| Number | 2542 |
| Collected with | H. Navarrete |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | MORONA-SANTIAGO |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Plan de Milagro-Gualaceo, km 34,3, road bank and forest. |
| Coordinates | 3° 1' S 78° 39' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3000 |
| Start date | 1997/03/20 |
| End date | 1997/03/20 |
| Family | Cyatheaceae |
| Identification | Cyathea caracasana var. meridensis (H. Karst.)R. Tryon |
| Determined by | Lehnert, M. (GOET), 2004. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Large tree fern, trunk 13 cm thick, leaves to 1.5 m. |