TYPE: Colombia. Dept. of Antioquia. Munic. of Abejorral, vereda La Labor, epiphytic in cloud forest, alt. 2250 m, collected 14 Aug. 1988 by H. & W. Königer, R. Escobar et al. k-165a (Herb. H. Königer), flowered in cultivation at Colomborquídeas, 18 Mar. 1989, C. Luer 14261 (holotype, MO; illustration of type).