Lindley, J. (October 1835), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 318 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in montibus Silhet, Wallich. (hab. s. sp. e Mus. Angl. Ind.)"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(50): 16 [secondary reference]

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 394-395 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 114 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 539 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 42 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Habenaria ferdinandi Schltr. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 86 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 86 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Habenaria propinquior Rchb.f. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(50): 16

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 86 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Habenaria propinquior Rchb.f. legitimate by Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 394-395

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 202 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Habenaria propinquior Rchb.f. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(50): 16

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Habenaria propinquior Rchb.f. legitimate by Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 394-395

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

misapplied to: Habenaria propinquior Rchb.f. legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(50): 16

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Habenaria propinquior Rchb.f. legitimate by Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 394-395

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]

misapplied to: Pecteilis propinquior (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate by Mueller, F.J.H. von (1869), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 7(50): 16

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Pecteilis propinquior (Rchb.f.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate by Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 394-395

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