Gomphichis foliosa Ames, Schedul. Orch. 1: 1-2. 1922.
TYPE: Colombia. Cauca, Páramo de Moras, between Mozoco and Pitayó, Tierra Adentro, alt. 3000-3500 m, February 1906, H. Pittier 1397 (holotype, US; photo of type, AMES).