| Collector | Lojtnant, B. |
| Number | 12039 |
| Collected with | Molau, U. & Madison, M. |
| Country | Ecuador |
| Subpart | CARCHI |
| County | |
| Locality | Above La Esperenza, 5 km W of El Carmelo on road to Tulcán. Virgin cloud forest, dominated by Clusia. |
| Coordinates | 0° 41' N 77° 38' W |
| Minimum elevation (m) | 3200 |
| Maximum elevation (m) | 3450 |
| Start date | 1979/04/09 |
| End date | 1979/04/09 |
| Family | Orchidaceae |
| Identification | Stelis patinaria Luer & Hirtz |
| Determined by | Luer, C.A. (MO) & Endara, L. (QCA), 2003 |
| Identification qualifier | |
| Field notes | The whole plant suffused with purple. Sepals dark purple on the outer side, dirty purplish green on the inner side. Petals yellow. |