TYPE: Colombia. Dept. of Antioquia, epiphytic in cloud forest north of the pass between Urrao and Carmen de Atrato, alt. 2700 m, 12 Dec. 1994, collected by R. Escobar, F. López and W. Teague, flowered in cultivation at Colomborquídeas, 23 May 1995, C. Luer 17530 (holotype, MO; ilustration of type).