Sobralia hawkesii A.H. Heller, Phytologia 14(1): 15-16, t. 10. 1966.
TYPE: Nicaragua: Granada: Volcán Mombacho, frequent epiphyte on thickly mossy trees in wet shaded forest, alt. 3950 ft., Jan 1960, A.H. Heller & A.D. Hawkes 3025 (holotype, F).