Epidendrum paucifolium Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3(42-43): 248. 1907.
TYPE: Costa Rica. bei Cueva de Tigre, blühened im Januar 1897, H. Pittier 10515 (holotype, destroyed; lectotype designated by Santiago & Hágsater (2008), BR, isolectotype, M; illustration of type, AMES).