Lepanthes apiculifera Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih.19: 177. 1923.
TYPE: Costa Rica: [Alajuela]. Bois humides, San Pedro de San Ramón, alt. 1100 m, VII. 1921, A.M. Brenes 72 (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype designated by Barringer (1986), drawings of type, AMES).