Epidendrum ilense Dodson, Selbyana 2(1): 51. 1977.
TYPE: Ecuador. Los Ríos: Montañas de Ila, km 58 Quevedo-Santo Domingo, on side road from Patricia Pilar to 24 de Mayo, km 12, alt. 300-600 m, 30 May 1976, C.H. Dodson 6094 (holotype and detail, SEL; isotypes, AAU, CAS; illustration fo type).