Ponthieva graciliscapa Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 166. 1923.
TYPE: Costa Rica. Alajuela. San Pedro de San Ramón, 1150 m, Sep 1921, A.M. Brenes 100 (holotype, B, destroyed, lectotype designated by Barringer (1986); CR; isolectotypes; AMES, NY).