| Collector | Klitgaard, B. B. |
| Number | 164 |
| Collected with | G. P. Lewis, B. Merino & P. Lozano |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | LOJA |
| County | |
| Locality | Footpath to Rio San Francisco (towards Parque Nacional Podocarpus) off new road Loja-Zamora, km 23-24 |
| Coordinates | 3° 58' S 79° 5' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 2000 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 2000 |
| Start date | 1996/05/11 |
| End date | 1996/05/11 |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Identification | Maxillaria aurea (Poepp. & Endl.)L.O. Williams |
| Determined by | Cribb, P. (K), 1999 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | Humid montane forest. Epiphyte. Leaves coriaceous, mid green. Pedicels green, tepals bright orange. Rare. |
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