Type: Espirito Santo, Santa Teresa, Reserva Santa Lucia, between Mata de Areia and Ruschi Memorial, about 900 m altitude, 27 Apr. 2000, E. Leme 4893, B. R. Silva, C. Nicoletti, E. Colnago, M. Zannoni & K. Green, fl. cult. Dec. 2001. (Holotype: HB; Isotype: MBML).