Lepanthes pelyx Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 61(3): 136–137, f. 183. 1996.
TYPE: Ecuador. Imbabura: epiphytic in wet virgin forest southeast of Lita toward Santa Rosa de Cachaco, alt. 1250 m, 19 Jan 1987, C. Luer, J. Luer, A. Hirtz, C. Dodson, D. Benzing & D. Bermudes 12431 (holotype, MO; illustration of type).
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