Brachionidium valerioi Ames & C.Schweinf., Schedul. Orchid. 10: 53. 1930.
TYPE: Costa Rica. Heredia: Cerros de Zurquí, northeast of San Isidro, 8 Mar 1926, alt 2000-2400 m, P.C. Standley & J. Valerio 50759 (holotype, AMES).