| Collector | Pedersen, H. B. |
| Number | 173 |
| Collected with | Birgitte Bergmann & James L. Luteyn |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | IMBABURA |
| County | |
| Locality | Road dto IETEL antennas (sideroad from Otavalo-San José de Minas road, leaving the Otavalo-San José de Minas road shortly after the San José de mInas road leaves the Otavalo-Selva Alegre road). Primary humid forest. Canopy at 6-10 m. |
| Coordinates | 0° 14' N 78° 22' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3700 |
| Start date | 1989/10/09 |
| End date | 1989/10/17 |
| Family | Grammitidaceae |
| Identification | Melpomene moniliformis (Lag.)A.R.Sm. & R.C.Moran |
| Determined by | Lehnert, M. (GOET), 2004. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial fern. |