Epidendrum subviolascens Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 219. 1923.
TYPE: Costa Rica. Bois secs a San Pedro de San Ramon, alt . 900 m, XI. 1921, Fleurs de couleur vert-olive violacee, A. M. Brenes 174 (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype designated by Barringer (1986), CR; illustration of type, AMES).