Stelis obscurata Rchb. f., Beitr. Orchid.-K. C. Amer. 95, t. 8, f. I, 1-2. 1866.
TYPE: [Costa Rica. Heredia]. Desengaño in Costa Rica, 10 May 1857, H. Wendland s.n. (holotype, W; illustration of type, AMES).