Elleanthus muscicola Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 10. 1923.
TYPE: Costa Rica. Ohne nähere Standortsangabe, C. Wercklé 143 (holotype, B, destroyed). Neotype, selected by Pupulin (2010) Costa Rica. [Alajuela]: Los Angeles de San Ramón, 1050 m, July 1921, A.M. Brenes s.n. [43 in Herb. Brenes], CR 18427.