Doubtful Species
- Sophronitis pterocarpa Lindl. Wing Fruited Sophronitis (Brazil to Paraguay).
- The type of S.pterocarpa is from the city of Rio de Janeiro, where only S. cernua occurs. The belief that this species corresponds to the western portion of the range into Paraguay does not match herbarium information.
- Sophronitis tereticaulis (Hoehne) Van den Berg & M.W.Chase: Twisted-stem Sophronitis (Brazil - Minas Gerais).
- This taxon is a variation of S. mirandae which occurs only within some populations, with no biological grounds for species recognition.
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