Carr, G.W. (February 1991), New taxa in Caladenia R.Br., Chiloglottis R.Br. and Gastrodia R.Br. (Orchidaceae) from south eastern Australia. Indigenous Flora and Fauna Association Miscellaneous Paper 1: 71 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "French Island near the Pinnacles, Victoria, 38°21'S., 145°18'E., Victorian plant grid P26, 1.x.1988, C. Gordes 45 (Holotype: MEL 1559867)."

Clements, M.A. (24 May 1993), The status of recently named orchids from eastern Australia. Muelleria 8(1): 71 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 781 [secondary reference]

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 151, Plate 367 [secondary reference]

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 17 [secondary reference]

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 151, Plate 367 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.K. & Mackenzie, A.M. (September 2001), A new classification of Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(9): 395 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.K. & Mackenzie, A.M. (September 2001), A new classification of Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(9): 395 [basionym]

basionym of: Arachnorchis insularis (G.W.Carr) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 17, 19 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis insularis (G.W.Carr) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (29 April 2004), Robert Brown's Caladenia revisited, including a revision of its sister genera Cyanicula, Ericksonella and Pheladenia (Caladeniinae: Orchidaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 17(2): 194 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis insularis (G.W.Carr) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis insularis (G.W.Carr) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia sp. aff. reticulata (French Island) [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Vic

Backhouse, G., Kosky, B., Rouse, D. & Turner, J. (2016), Bush Gems: A Guide to the Wild Orchids of Victoria, Australia: [p. 110 of PDF], [p. 113 of PDF] (photo), [p. 134 of PDF], [p. 137 of PDF] (photos, map) [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis insularis (G.W.Carr) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate common name: French Island Spider-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: 9, 110 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis insularis (G.W.Carr) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia sp. aff. reticulata (French Island) [n/a]

• APC Dist.: Vic

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 124 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis insularis (G.W.Carr) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate common name: French Island Spider Orchid [n/a]

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