Scaphosepalum viviparum Luer, Selbyana 2(4): 390. 1978.
TYPE: Panama. Veraguas: epiphytic in cloud forest on Cerro Tute, alt. 900 m, Jan 1977, R.L. Dressler s.n., cultivated at SEL-77-3, flowered in cult. 21 Aug 1977, C. Luer 1820 (holotype, SEL).