Epidendrum modestiflorum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 213. 1923.
TYPE: Costa Rica. [Alajuela]: Arbres des haies, San Pedro de San Ramon, alt. 1075 m, Set. 1921, fleurs verdatres., A.M. Brenes 128 (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype designated by Barringer (1986), AMES; isolectotype, CR).