Epidendrum fragrans var. pachypus Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 32. 1922.
TYPE: Panama. Chiriqui: ca. 4000 ft (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype designated by Christenso (1991), AMES-23961; isolectotype, MO-956025).