TYPE: Colombia. Cundinamarca. Munic. of Gutierrez road between Fosca and Gutierrez, alt. 2400-2600 m, 1960 to 1963, collector unknown, obtained from Helmuth Schmidt-Mumm of Bogotá in 1977, cult. by M. & O. Robledo at La Ceja, flowered in cult. 14 Jan. 1979, R. Escobar 1915 (holotype, JAUM; isotype, SEL; illustration of type).