| Collector | Holm-Nielsen, L. B. |
| Number | 5659 |
| Collected with | Jeppesen, S. & Lojtnant, B. & Ollgaard, B. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Valle de Maldonado, km 53 on the road Tulcán - Maldonado. Steep slopes in cloud forest. |
| Coordinates | 0° 50' N 78° 3' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3150 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3250 |
| Start date | 1973/05/17 |
| End date | 1973/05/18 |
| Family | Cyatheaceae |
| Identification | Cyathea patens H. Karst. |
| Determined by | |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | In Chusquea-scrub. Tree-fern to 5 m high. Trunk with- out persistent leaf bases. Fronds ca. 2.5 m, long nar- rowly ovate in outline. Stipe ca. 0.5 m, basal pinna pair reflexed. Pinnae alternate. . |
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