Pleurothallis lyroglossa Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8(191-195): 566. 1910.
TYPE: Costa Rica. [Guanacaste]: in den Wäldern von Nicoya, blühend im Dez 1899, A. Tonduz 13731 (holotype, B, destroyed, lectotype designated by Luer (2000), illustration of type, AMES).