| Collector | Lawesson, J. E. |
| Number | 44070 |
| Collected with | Thomas Laessoe & Peter Moller Jorgensen |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | ESMERALDAS |
| County | |
| Locality | Road buildings 5 km west of Lita, toward San Lorenzo. Almost undisturbed primary rain forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 51' N 78° 31' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 700 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 700 |
| Start date | 1983/05/24 |
| End date | 1983/05/24 |
| Family | Cyatheaceae |
| Identification | Cyathea brunnescens (Barrington)R.C. Moran |
| Determined by | Moran, R.C. (AAU), 1994. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | 3 m high. Leaves 1.5 m long. Spiny. |