Epidendrum majale Schltr., Beih. Bot. Centralbl., Abt. 2 36(2): 406. 1918.
TYPE: Costa Rica. Forêts des collines de San Ramón, 1500-1600 m (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype designated by Sánchez & Hágsater (2007) US, drawing of type, AMO, AMES; isolectotypes, AMES, F, BM, G, K, P, Z).