Altensteinia fimbriata Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 333 (1816).

Heterotypic Synonyms:
Altensteinia sceptrum Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 1: 18 (1858).