Epidendrum suaveolens Ames, Schedul. Orch. 1: 21-22. 1922.
TYPE: Colombia. Cauca: headwaters of Río Lopez, Rio Palo basin, Tierra Adentro, alt 2500-3000 m, January 1906, H. Pittier 1066 (holotype, US; isotype, AMES; photo of type, AMES).