Fl. 116mm wide; perianth segments 48mm long, very broadly ovate, blunt, mucronate, spreading, plane or with margins slightly wavy, lightly creased, of heavy substance, overlapping half; the inner segments narrower, shouldered at base, scarcely mucronate; corona 30mm long, funnel-shaped, light orange with a broad band of a darker tone at rim, angled, mouth expanded, lightly frilled and irregularly lobed, with rim minutely crenate

Named for Goleta, California which became a city in 2002. Goleta is located on the west side of Santa Barbara. The name is pronounced Go– lee– tah.