Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (June 2000), New genera , subgenera, combinations, and species in the Caladenia alliance (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Lindleyana 15(2): 120, Fig. 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Cyanicula gemmata (Lindl.) Hopper & A.P.Brown (Fig. 1).

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): 403 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia sect. Pentisea Lindl. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pentisea (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 360 [secondary reference]

Western Australian Herbarium (2003), FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2: - [secondary reference]

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): 210-213 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Caladenia sect. Pentisea Lindl. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pentisea (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate

Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 137 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "blue, alluding to the blue flowers found in most species"

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory: 278 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek cyanos, blue, and icula, small; reference to the small blue flower"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 241 [secondary reference]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3: 189 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue Orchids [n/a]

Clements, M.A., Howard, C.G. & Miller, J.T. (1 April 2015), Caladenia revisited: results of molecular phylogenetic analyses of Caladeniinae plastid and nuclear loci. American Journal of Botany 102(4): 597 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Caladenia subg. Pentisea (Lindl.) M.A.Clem. legitimate

Backhouse, G., Kosky, B., Rouse, D. & Turner, J. (2016), Bush Gems: A Guide to the Wild Orchids of Victoria, Australia: [p. 312 of PDF] [secondary reference]

common name: China orchids [n/a] common name: Blue Fairies [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Cyanicula Hopper & A.P.Br. subg. Cyanicula legitimate taxonomic synonym: Caladenia sect. Pentisea Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pentisea (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cyanicula subg. Trilobatae Hopper & A.P.Br. legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 192 [secondary reference]

common name: China Orchids [n/a]

Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1: 222 [secondary reference]

common name: China Orchids [n/a] common name: Blue Orchids [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Greek cyano (blue) and -icula (small), in reference to the small blue flowers of most members of the genus."

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