| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 75490 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Road from Nudo de Cajanuma to the Gate of Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Roadsides and secondary heath vegetation. |
| Coordinates | 4° 5' S 79° 10' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2650 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2750 |
| Start date | 1988/10/25 |
| End date | 1988/10/25 |
| Family | Bromeliaceae |
| Identification | Pitcairnia pungens H.B.K. |
| Determined by | H. E. Luther (SEL), 1991. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial in heath vegetation. Flowers orange-red. Anthers yellow. |