TYPE: Costa Rica. Heredia: Sarapiquí, Horquetas, Rara Avis Rainforest Reserve, 10º16'49"N, 84º02'47"W, 751 m, epiphytic along the Bromeliad trail, 35 m southwest from the turn to the Vueltón trail, tropical wet forest premontane belt transition, 16 Apr 2009, Y. Kisel, K. Castillo & P. Renshaw 2000 (holotype, JBL [spirit]; illustration of type, photo of the flower of the plant that served as the holotype).