Type: Brazil, State of Rio de Janeiro, District of Rio das Ostras, Costa Azul. Leg. Elton Leme no. 118-C, January 1978. Flowered in cultivation 17 Apr. 1983. HOLOTYPUS RB no. 214.134, IS0TYPUS WEB no. 548. Growing terrestrially in formation, under the arboreal thicket vegetation (Restinga arborea).