Bletia edwardsii Ames, Proc. Biol. Soc. Wash. 45: 1. 1932.
TYPE: Honduras. Dept. of Tegucigalpa: vicinity of San Juancito, "Peña Blanca" alt. 5000-6000 ft., 9 Aug 1931, terrestrial in cloud-forest, J.B. Edwards 24 (holotype, AMES).