Nova Hedwigia 72: 503 (2001). Type locality: Ecuador, Prov. Napo, Paramo de Guanami, 1-2 km E of the summit on road Quito-Baeza, 3900 m, 2. Febr. 1985, L. Arvidsson et al. 5720 (GB - holotype).
Type locality: Ecuador, Prov. Napo, Paramo de Guanami, 1-2 km E of the summit on road Quito-Baeza, 3900 m, 2. Febr. 1985, L. Arvidsson et al. 5720 (GB - holotype).