Pleurothallis chiriquensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 19. 1922.
TYPE: Panama. Chiriqui, 4000-5000 Fuss.ü M., blühend im Feb, C.W. Powell 227 (holotype, B, destroyed lectotype designated by Christenson (1991), illustration of type, AMES).