Maxillaria chiriquiensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 68. 1922.
TYPE: Panama. Chiriqui, c. 4000 ft., C.W. Powell 125 (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype designated by Christenson (1991), AMES; isolectotype, K, MO, US).