TYPE: Colombia. Depto of Santander del Sur. Munic. of Charalá, near Páramo de la Rusia area of Virolín, alt. 2200-2600 m, 1974, E. Guevara s.n., cult. by M. & O. Robledo at La Ceja, R. Escobar 1469 (holotype, JAUM; isotype, SEL; illustration of type).