Lepanthes cyrtostele Luer & Hirtz, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 65: 102-103, f. 269. 1998.
TYPE: Ecuador. Carchi: Bolívar, above La Paz, epiphytic in cloud forest, alt. 3300 m, 18 Feb 1998, C. Luer, J. Luer, A. Hirtz & J. del Hierro 18748 (holotype, MO; isotype, QCNE; illustration of type).
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