| Collector | Ollgaard, B. |
| Number | 74804 |
| Collected with | Madsen, J. E. & Christensen, L. J. & Bergmann, B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE |
| County | |
| Locality | Immediately N of Zamora |
| Coordinates | 4° 4' S 78° 57' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1200 |
| Start date | 1984/06/02 |
| End date | 1984/06/12 |
| Family | Cyatheaceae |
| Identification | Sphaeropteris elongata (Hook.)R. M. Tryon |
| Determined by | Ollgaard, B. (AAU), 1995. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Common, large tree fern. Leaves up to 5 m long. Petioles suberect, with sharp spines. Lamina softly recurved, narrowly ovate in outline. |