Epidendrum amabile Linnaeus, Species Plantarum 2: 953. 1753.

"Habitat in India . Osbeck." RCN: 6898.

Lectotype (Sweet, Genus Phalaenopsis: 21. 1980): Osbeck s.n., Herb. Linn. No. 373.1 (S) , see p. 175.

Current name: Phalaenopsis amabilis (L.) Blume ( Orchidaceae).