Epidendrum cardiophorum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 9(208-210): 214. 1911.
TYPE: Costa Rica. in dem Wäldern von Tsaki, Talamanca, ca. 200 m, blühend im April 1895, H. Pittier 9519 (holotype, B, destroyed; isotypes, BR, CR, G, US, Z, drawing of type, AMES).