Brachionidium peltarion Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 57: 92. 1995.
TYPE: Panama. Coclé: Cerro Gaital, mesa north of El Valle de Antón, near western peak, alt. ca. 900 m, 14 Mar 1981, R.L. Dressler & E. Hagsater 6005 (holotype, MO; illustration of type).