Epidendrum luckei I. Bock, Orchidee (Hamburg) 35(3): 100–103, t. 15. 1984.
TYPE: Colombia. Chocó: Río Atrato, ca. 50 m., Aug 1979, Karl-Heinz & Irene Bock 14 (holotype, Herb. Bock; illustration of type, photo of the plant that served as the type).