Rolfe, R.A. (1890), Collections from Christmas Island Orchidee. Journal of the Linnean Society, Botany 25(172): 358 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Christmas Island. J.P.Maclear, J.J.Lister & Officers of H.M.S. `Egeria'."

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 107 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J., Jones, D.L. & Edgar, E. (1993), Orchidaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 522, Fig. 94I-J [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (June 2004), Miscellaneous new species, new genera, reinstated genera and new combinations in Australian Orchidaceae. The Orchadian, Scientific Supplement 14(8): xiv [basionym]

basionym of: Plexaure listeri (Rolfe) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Plexaure listeri (Rolfe) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 759 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Plexaure listeri (Rolfe) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate common name: Christmas Island Caterpillar Orchid [n/a]

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