Masdevallia ampullacea Luer & Andreetta, Phytologia 42(5): 456. 1979.
TYPE: Ecuador: Morona-Santiago: Epiphytic in cloud forest near Bomboiza, 1500 m, A. Andreetta 16, cult. in Cuenca, flowered in Cult. 18 Aug. 1978, C. Luer 3319 (holotype, SEL; detail of type).