| Collector | Ollgaard, B. |
| Number | 8498 |
| Collected with | Balslev, H. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| 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 straminea Karst. |
| Determined by | Lehnert, M. (GOET), 2004. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Small tree fern with a slender trunk, ca. 6 cm in diam. and spiny. Fronds ca. 1.5 m., stipe ca. 0.5 m. Frond outline ovate. |
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