Epidendrum tenuiflorum Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 3(29-30): 49. 1906.

TYPE: Costa-Rica. Bei Aguacaliente, ca. 1300 m, blühend am 2 Jan. 1888, H. Pittier 38 [holotype, B, destroyed: lectotype, designed by E. Santiago & E. Hágsater (2006), copy of Schlechter's drawing of the holotype (AMES)]

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Oerstedella tenuiflora (Schltr.) Hágsater, Orquídea (Mexico City), n.s., 8(1): 24. 1981.

HETEROTYPIC SYNONYMS

Epidendrum centropetalum Rchb. f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin)10(42): 732. 1852.

Oerstedella centropetala (Rchb. f.) Rchb. f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10(53): 932. 1852.

TYPE: Panama: Chiriquí: Vulkan, 4000', Warszewicz s.n. (holotype, W).