Only a single population of 30 plants are known to exist, on the border between the Putumayo and Nariño departments of southern Colombia.

[2][1] Accordingly, it is classed as "critically endangered" in the International Union for Conservation of Nature's Red List.

[1] The name diabolicus refers to the way its wine-red or maroon gynostemium looks like the head of the devil.

[1] Adult plants are 5.5–9 cm tall.

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