Acianthera breedlovei Soto Arenas & Salazar, Icon. Orchid. (Mexico) 5–6: t. 502. 2002[2003].
TYPE: Mexico. Chiapas: ca. 100 km SW of Palenque on Hwy 199, near Tunapaz, 17º03'N, 92º07'W; epiphytic on oaks. 31 Aug 1986, P.M. Catling & V.R. Brownell M18.3 (holotype, AMO-6312; isotype, DAO; illustration of type).