TYPE: Colombia. Norte de Santander: between Alto de Pozo and Villa Caro, alt. 2000 m, collected May 1982 by R. Escobar, D. Portillo, J. and C. Luer,R . Escobar 3246, flowered in cultivation at Colomborquídeas, May 1984, C. Luer 10041, (holotype, MO; illustration of the type).