ðɪs spˈɛlɪŋ ɪz jˈuːzd kənsˈɪstəntli ɪn məɡwˈaɪɚz ɚɹˈɪdʒɪnəl dᵻskɹˈɪpʃən, æz wˈɛl æz ˌɔn hɜːbˈɛɹiəm ʃˈiːts ʌvðə tˈaɪp spˈɛsɪmənz kəlˈɛktᵻd baɪ məɡwˈaɪɚɹ ɔnðə wˈɪljəm ˈeɪtʃ. fˈɛlps dʒˌeɪˈɑːɹ. ˌɛkspədˈɪʃən tʊ ˈɪluː tˈɛpjuːi ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti tˈuː.
This spelling is used consistently in Maguire's original description, as well as on herbarium sheets of the type specimens collected by Maguire on the William H. Phelps Jr. Expedition to Ilu Tepui in 1952.