Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 325 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) D. G. Caley. v.s."

Reichenbach, H.G. (1871), Bemerkungen fur eine australische orchideenkunde. Beitrage zur Systematischen Pflanzenkunde: 67, [basionym]

basionym of: Caladenia elliptica (R.Br.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 113 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 261 [secondary reference]

Schlechter, F.R.R. (1911), Die Polychondreae (Neottiinae Pfitz.) und ihre systematische Einteilung. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 45: 385 [basionym]

basionym of: Megastylis elliptica (R.Br.) Schltr. legitimate

Rupp, H.M.R. (1942), Robert Brown's Lyperanthus ellipticus. The Victorian Naturalist 58(12): 188 [basionym]

basionym of: Rimacola elliptica (R.Br.) Rupp legitimate

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 54 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rimacola elliptica (R.Br.) Rupp legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 33 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Rimacola elliptica (R.Br.) Rupp legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 129 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Port Jackson; Moist rocks towards the head of Middle Harbour, Feb. 1805, G. Caley s.n. (lectotype specimen (a) BM! here designated)."

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 129 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rimacola elliptica (R.Br.) Rupp legitimate

Szlachetko, D.L. & Rutkowski, P. (2000), Gynostemia Orchidalium I. Acta Botanica Fennica 169: 380 [basionym]

basionym of: Megastylis elliptica (R.Br.) Szlach. & Rutk. isonym

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rimacola elliptica (R.Br.) Rupp legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 303 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Rimacola elliptica (R.Br.) Rupp legitimate

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