Trichocentrum brenesii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 248. 1923.
TYPE: Costa Rica. [Alajuela]: Epiphyte dans les bois humides, San Pedro de San Ramón, alt. 1200 m, IX. 1921, A.M. Brenes 116. Exemplaire unique (holotype, B, destroyed; lectotype, AMES, designated by Barringer (1986).