Lepanthes turialvae Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 255. 1855.
TYPE: Costa Rica: [Cartago: Turrialba]. Turialva, alt. 3000 ft, A. Oersted s.n. (holotype, W; illustration of type, AMES-100719, AMES-100721, AMES-100722; illustration published in Xenia Orchid. 1: Tab. 50. 1858).
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