Type: Bahia, Jequie, 10.5 km S of Mandacaru (junction of stadium road and road to Jequie) on road to Serra dos Brejos, 13°56'37"S 40°06'40"W, 575-650 m elev, epiphytic in moist forest, 5 Febr. 2004, W W Thomas, A. M. Amorim, G. Macedo, P. Fiaschi, J L. Paixdo & S. Sant'Ana 13853. Holotype: CEPEC. Isotype: NY.