Cryptocentrum gracilipes Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 246. 1923.
TYPE: Costa Rica. Troncs humides des haies, Los Angeles de San Ramon, alt. 1000 m, A. M. Brenes no. 37, VII. 1921. Fleurs brunes, olivacées (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype designated by Barringer (1986), CR; illustration of type, AMES).