| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 41686B |
| Collected with | Brandbyge, J. & Barfod, A. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | NAPO |
| County | |
| Locality | Cordillera de los Llanganatis. Lower slope of Cerro Crista del Gallo, western side of Laguna Encantada. Espeletia forest. |
| Coordinates | 1° 11' S 78° 12' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3440 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3440 |
| Start date | 1983/03/14 |
| End date | 1983/03/14 |
| Family | Asteraceae |
| Identification | Espeletia pycnophylla Cuatrec. |
| Determined by | C. Ulloa (AAU), 1992. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | No branching, to 8 m tall. Stem diameter 10 cm, old leaves persistent. Flowering in yearly cycles. Ray flowers yellow, disc flowers brownish. [E. pycnophylla Cuatr. ssp. llanganatensis Cuatr., det. C. Ulloa (AAU), 1992.] |