Stelis chiriquensis Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2 36(2): 386. 1918.
TYPE: Panama. Chiriqui: Humid forest between Alto de las Palmas and top of Cerro de la Horqueta, 2100-2268 m, Mar 1911, H. Pittier 3228 (holotype, B, destroyed; isotype, AMES; drawing and photo of type, AMES).