The species is similar in appearance to A. spicata, which is the only other acaulescent species of Aiphanes. Based on floral and pollen characters, the two species do not appear to the closely related.
Visually, the species matches A. spicata, which is the only other acaulescent species in the genus Aiphanes. Based on floral and pollen characteristics, it does not seem that these species are closely related.