| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 4549 |
| Collected with | Jeppesen, S. & Lojtnant, B. & Ollgaard, B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | MORONA-SANTIAGO |
| County | |
| Locality | Pachicutza, at "Escuela Fiscomisional Cardinal Döpfner", km 140 on road Loja-Gualaquiza. Tropical rain forest with cleared areas along Rio Zamora and along the road. |
| Coordinates | 3° 37' S 78° 34' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 900 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 1000 |
| Start date | 1973/04/26 |
| End date | 1973/04/27 |
| Family | Cyatheaceae |
| Identification | Alsophila cuspidata (Kunze)D. S. Conant |
| Determined by | R.Tryon, 1979 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Tree-fern, 5 m. Fronds ca. 4 m long, stipe ca 1.5 m. Lamina ovate in outline. Whole trunk covered with dense light brown scales and sharp, ca. 1 cm long spikes. Leaf scars distant, long-oval. |