Epidendrum pittieri Ames, Schedul. Orch. 1: 18-19. 1922.
TYPE: Colombia. Cauca: headwaters of Río Lope, Rio Palo basin, Tierra Adentro, alt. 2500-3000 m, January 1906, H. Pittier 1067 (holotype, US; isotype, AMES).