Scaphyglottis propinqua C. Schweinf., Bot. Mus. Leafl. 17: 46, pl. 18. 1955.
TYPE: PERU: Junín, Pichis Trail, San Nicholas, at about 1100 meters altitude, epiphyte in dense forest, July 4-5, 1929, E. P. Killip & t A. C. Smith 26061 (holotype, AMES; isotypes, F, K, NY, US).