Pleurothallis nitida Luer, Selbyana 3(3-4): 352. 1977.

TYPE: Panama: Chiriqui: epiphytic in elfin cloud forest on Cerro Hornito, ca. 1700 m, 15 Dec. 1976, C. Luer, A. Luer, R.L. Dressler, N.H. Williams & F.L. Stevenson 1337 (holotype, SEL; illustration of type).

HOMOTYPIC SYNONYMS

Acronia nitida (Luer) Luer, Monographs Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 164. 2005.

ACCEPTED NAME

Pleurothallis sanchoi Ames, Schedul. Orch. 4: 26. 1923.

TYPE: Costa Rica: La Estrella, 9 Jan, 1923, C.H. Lankester & A. Sancho 394 (holotype, AMES; drawings of type, AMES; illustration of type).