Pleurothallis homalanthoides Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 190. 1923.
TYPE: Costa Rica. [Alajuela: San Ramón], bois humides, San Pedro de San Ramon, 1150 m, Jul. 1921, A.M. Brenes 68 (holotype, B, destroyed; drawing of type, AMES, selected as the lectotype by Barringer, 1987).