TYPE: Colombia. Dept. of Chocó: Munic. 01 San José del Palmar, Alto de Los Galápagos, alt. 2000 m, collected by E. Valencia, Sept. 1990, flowered in cultivation at Colomborquídeas, 21 Dec. 1992, R. Escobar 5064, C. Luer illustr. 16573 (holotype, JAUM; isotype, MO; photo of type; illustration of type).