TYPE: Colombia. Dept. of Norte de Santander. Páramo de Jurisdicciones, epiphytic in forested, subparamo valley, alt. 2700 m, collected by E. Valencia, 1984, flowered in cultivation at Colomborquídeas, 10 Apr. 1988, C. Luer 13130 (holotype, JAUM; isotype, MO; ilustration of type).