Schlechter, F.R.R. (21 February 1911), Beitrage zur kenntnis der Orchidaceen-flora von Sumatra. Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie 45(3) (Beiblatt 104): 3 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Platanthera sumatrana Schltr. legitimate

Walters, I.D. (August 1968), A new addition to the Australian members of the genus Habenaria. The Orchadian 3(1): 10 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 50-51 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Platanthera sumatrana Schltr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Peristylus candidus J.J.Sm. legitimate

Lavarack, P.S. (7 May 1981), Notes on Queensland Orchidaceae, 2. Austrobaileya 1(4): 380 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Peristylus candidus J.J.Sm. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 103 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Peristylus candidus J.J.Sm. legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 226 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Peristylus candidus J.J.Sm. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Peristylus candidus J.J.Sm. legitimate

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