Nicholls, W.H. (1946), A new species of Thelymitra R.Br. (Orchidaceae). The Victorian Naturalist 63: 126-128 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Victoria – ... Wonthaggi (E.H.Homann, Nov., 1934, type, a perfect four-flowered specimen)."

• Etymology: "The specific name is in reference to the broken and very irregular tooted median lobe of the column."

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 48, Fig. 5A [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 34 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 296 [secondary reference]

common name: Crested Sun Orchid [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 140 [secondary reference]

Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 153, 156-157 (map), Fig. 216, Plate 210 [secondary reference]

common name: Crested sun-orchid [n/a]

• Text: "The South Australian plants are probably crosses between T. rubra and T. ixioides"

Weber, J.Z. & Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Thelymitra. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 844, Fig. 178e-f [secondary reference]

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 25, Plate 50 [secondary reference]

common name: Crested Sun Orchid [n/a]

Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), A taxonomic review of Thelymitra in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 188 [secondary reference]

Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (1999), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania Edn. 3: 68 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 275 [secondary reference]

common name: Crested Sun Orchid [n/a]

• Text: "This taxon is a natural hybrid between T. ixioides and T. carnea."

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 25, Plate 50 [secondary reference]

common name: Crested Sun Orchid [n/a]

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 29 [secondary reference]

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 202 [secondary reference]

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 103 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Comment: A hybrid taxon involving Thelymitra ixioides and either T. carnea or T. rubra (fide D.L.Jones, Native Orchids Australia 296 (1988)).
• APC Dist.: SA, Vic, Tas

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 463 [secondary reference]

common name: Crested Sun Orchid [n/a]

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