| Collector | Madsen, J. E. |
| Number | 85540 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA/ZAMORA-CHINCHIPE |
| County | |
| Locality | Limit of Parque Nacional Podocarpus. Just E of pass on road Loja-Zamora. Wet elfin forest, scrub-paramo and treeless ridge-top vegetation. |
| Coordinates | 3° 58' S 79° 7' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2900 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2900 |
| Start date | 1989/01/17 |
| End date | 1989/01/17 |
| Family | Grammitidaceae |
| Identification | Melpomene pseudonutans (H.Christ & Rosenst.)A.R.Sm & R.C.Moran |
| Determined by | Lehnert,M. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Terrestrial in dense heath vegetation. |