| Collector | Laegaard, S. |
| Number | 21574 |
| Collected with | Jens Madsen, Orlando Sanchez, Carlos Rosales |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Along trail from km 17.1 on road Jimbura - Zumba towards Las Lagunas N of road |
| Coordinates | 4° 43' S 79° 27' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3260 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3260 |
| Start date | 2001/08/13 |
| End date | 2001/08/13 |
| Family | Cyperaceae |
| Identification | Trichophorum rigidum (Boeck)Goetgh., A.M. Muasya & D.A. Simpson |
| Determined by | Lægaard, S. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Along páramo trail, light-open. |