TYPE: Colombia. Antioquia: La Ceja, Río Piedras, 2400 m, collected by D. Arbeláez et al., 1990, flowered in cultivation at Colomborquídeas, 2 Jan. 1993, R. Escobar 5191 (holotype, JAUM; isotype, MO; illustration of type; photo of the plant that served as the holotype).