Jones, D.L. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (5 April 1991), New taxa of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 2: 52 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Western Australia; Moodiarrup, 33°36'S, 116°47'E, 23 September 1985, D.L.Jones 1942, B.E.Jones and A.P.Brown, (holo CBG, iso CBG, PERTH, AD)."

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2: 397 [secondary reference]

common name: Giant Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1998), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2 (revised): 397 [secondary reference]

common name: Giant Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 363 [secondary reference]

common name: Giant Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 164 [secondary reference]

common name: Giant donkey orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "largest, alluding to the large flowers of the species"

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3: 473 [secondary reference]

common name: Giant Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016), Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories: 24, 128 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: WA

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 247-248 [secondary reference]

common name: Giant Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1: 268 [secondary reference]

common name: Giant Donkey Orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Latin amplissimus (ample, abundant, large, great), in reference to the large flowers."

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