| Collector | Navarrete, H. |
| Number | 3039 |
| Collected with | B. Ollgaard |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Reserva Guanderas, ca 3 km E of Mariscal Sucre. Tall upper montane forest and adjacent paramo. |
| Coordinates | 0° 36' N 77° 41' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3400 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3700 |
| Start date | 1998/11/12 |
| End date | 1998/11/12 |
| Family | Cyatheaceae |
| Identification | Cyathea frondosa H. Karst. |
| Determined by | Lehnert,M. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Large tree fern. trunk ca. 15 cm thick, petiole ca 70 cm, lamina 1.5 m. |