Malaxis nana C. Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 5(6): 89-91. 1938.
TYPE: Costa Rica. Bois a San Pedro de San Ramón, epiphyte, de 7 cm. haut, alt. 850 m, 27 Jun 1925, A.M. Brenes (96) 1301 (holotype, AMES).