hˈɛlɪˌæmfoːɹə mˈaɪnɚɹ ˈɛf. lˈiːvɪs, dᵻskɹˈaɪbd baɪ dʒˈuːliən ˈælfɹɪd stˈeɪɚmˌɑːɹk ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi fˈoːɹ, ɪz kənsˈɪdɚd ɐ sˈɪnənˌɪm ʌv ˈeɪtʃ. mˈaɪnɚ vˈɑːɹ.
Heliamphora minor f. laevis, described by Julian Alfred Steyermark in 1984, is considered a synonym of H. minor var.