Masdevallia niesseniae Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 110, pl. 35. 1998.
TYPE: Colombia. Valle del Cauca: near Lago de Calima, alt. 1500-1600 m, collected originally by I. Miranda, March 1997, cultivated at Orquídeas del Valle, Cali, by A. Niessen & J.C. Uribe, C. Luer 18789 (holotype, MO; illustration of type).
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