Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (March 1999), Caladenia actensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from the Australian Capital Territory. The Orchadian 12(11): 522-523, Fig. 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Australian Capital Territory: Mount Ainslie, 13 October 1998, D.L. Jones 15850 (holo CANB, iso NSW, MEL).

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): 392 [basionym]

basionym of: Arachnorchis actensis (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) 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): 190 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis actensis (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory: 277 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the ACT"

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis actensis (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT

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: 6, 63 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis actensis (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

• APC Comment: Treated as Arachnorchis actensis in the ACT.
• APC Dist.: NSW, ACT

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 156-157 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Arachnorchis actensis (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate common name: Canberra Spider Orchid [n/a]

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