Epidendrum alberti Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 208. 1923.
TYPE: Costa Rica. [Alajuela: San Ramón]. Troncs humides des bois, Los Ángeles de San Ramón alt. 1000 m, VII. 1921. Fleurs de couleur rouge bien verdatre, A.M. Brenes 49 (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype designated by Barringer (1986), AMES).