Phragmipedium fischeri Braem & H. Mohr, Leafl. Schlechter Inst. 3: 27–31. 1996.
TYPE: Ecuador. Maldonado, 1400 m above sea level, collected April 1996, cultivated by Orchids Limited. USA, Ann. s.n. (holotype, Herb. Schlechter Inst. Lahnau 96/0414).