Type : Venezuela, Lara, Las Sabanetas (au-dessus de Los Aposentos, à l'Ouest de Humocaro Bajo), prairies humides, 2350 m, 09/02/1944, fleurs. Shrub 20 feet tall. Leaves subcoriaceous, dark green and shining above, dull green below. Bracts and young inflorescence tawny or yellow brown. Flowers pale yellow green. Steyermark 55295 (HT: F0065824F; IT: NY00329124, US00713746, VEN31989).