TYPE: Colombia. Dept. of Antioquia. Munic. of Jardín, between Jardín and Quebrada La Cifuentes, alt. 2000 m, collected by N. Pelaez, Jan. 1993, flowered in cultivation at Colomborquídeas, Feb. 1994, R. Escobar 5452 (holotype, JAUM; isotype, MO; ilustration of type).