| Collector | Ollgaard, B. |
| Number | 8495 |
| Collected with | Balslev, H. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
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| Locality | Road Tulcán - Maldonado, approx. 10 km from Maldonado. Road side and montane forest with tall trees, abundant epiphytes and lianas. |
| Coordinates | 0° 52' N 78° 6' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2550 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2550 |
| Start date | 1976/08/05 |
| End date | 1976/08/05 |
| Family | Cyatheaceae |
| Identification | Cyathea xenoxyla Lehnert |
| Determined by | Lehnert, M. (GOET), 2004. |
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| Field notes | Young tree fern. Trunk with few scales and nearly without spines. Fronds in whorls of 3, ca. 3 m long Stipe ca. 1 m, with few scales and short spines. Frond outline ovate-deltoid. |
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