| Collector | Laegaard, S. |
| Number | 53956 |
| Collected with | |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | AZUAY |
| County | |
| Locality | Road Gualaceo - San Juan Bosco, c. 3 km W of pass. Paramo. |
| Coordinates | 3° 0' S 78° 39' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3250 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3350 |
| Start date | 1985/04/02 |
| End date | 1985/04/02 |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Identification | Chusquea lehmannii Pilg. |
| Determined by | Clark, L. G. (ISC), 1993. |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | 6-8 m high. Leaves rather rigid. Stems terete or with low furrow above sidebranches. With dense white powder on leafsheathes, both on primary and secondary stems. |