TYPE: Costa Rica. Cartago: Paraíso, Orosi, Queverí, Finca Durman, Tapantí-Macizo de La Muerte National Park, road to the swinging bridge over the Río Macho, 9?43'46.71"N, 83?51'27.53"W, 2115 m, lower montane rain forest, epiphytic in secondary mature vegetation with remnants of primary vegetation, 21 January 2014, flowered in cultivation under accession number JBL-30025, prepared 2 May 2014, F. Pupulin, D. Bogarín, M. Díaz & M. Fernández 8555 (holotype, JBL; isotypes, JBL; illustration of type; photo of the flower from the plant that served as the holotype; photo of a paratype; photo of another paratype; photo of another paratype).
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Common name: None.
Distribution: Endemic to Costa Rica.
Habitat: Epiphytic in premontane d wet forests, around 1500 meters of elevation.
Etymology: Lepanthes, from the Greek lepis, "scale", and anthos, “flower”, in allusion to the diminutive size of the flowers; elvirae in honor of the author’s wife, the neurobiologist Elvira Salas Hidalgo.
Nombre común: Ninguno.
Distribución: Endémica de Costa Rica.
Hábitat: Epífita en bosques premontanos muy húmedos, alrededor de 1500 metros de elevación.
Etimología: Lepanthes, de las palabras griegas lepis, “escama”, y anthos, “flor”, en alusión al tamano muy diminuto de las flores; elvirae en honor de la esposa del autor, la neurobióloga Elvira Salas Hidalgo.
