Brachionidium parvifolium (Lindl.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 8: 1. 1859.

Bas.: Restrepia parvifolia Lindl., Orchid. Linden.: 4.1846.

TYPE: [Colombia. Tolima:]: this singular species grows on the ground on the slope of the peak of Tolima, among mosses and on old scrubby trees at the elevation of 12000 ft elev. Flowers yelow, slightly streaked with red; January, 1843, J. Linden 1278 (holotype, K; isotype, BR, W).