Ornithocephalus cochleariformis C. Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 4(7): 124. 1937.
TYPE: Panama. Coclé: lower portion of valley and marshes along Rio Antón, El Valle de Antón, alt. 500 m, Feb 1935, A.A. Hunter & P.H. Allen 383 (holotype, AMES).