Elleanthus tonduzii Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 8(191-195): 567. 1910.

TYPE: Costa Rica. auf Bäumen bei La Palma, blühend im Jul 1895, A. Tonduz s.n. (Herb. Instit. physic-geogr. nat. costaricensis 9689) (holotype, B, destroyed; isotypes, AMES 20858 / barcode 00090609; US 815039, BR 0000009895270; CR 9689, selected by Pupulin et al. (2016) as the lectotype; tracing of the original drawing of the holotype made under Schlechter’s supervision, AMES 24337 / barcode 00099070; flower analysis published by Mansfeld, 1930: nr. 18).