Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (April 2002), Nomenclatural changes in the Dendrobieae (Orchidaceae) 1: The Australasian Region. The Orchadian 13(11): 491 [comb. et stat. nov.]

basionym: Dendrobium speciosum var. capricornicum Clemesha legitimate

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A. & Sharma, I.K. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (2006), Towards a revision of the Thelychiton speciosus group. Australian Orchid Research 5: 37 [secondary reference]

Adams, P.B., Burke, J.M. & Lawson, S.D. (10 January 2011), A new hierarchy conserving nomenclature for the Dendrobium speciosum Sm. complex (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae). Muelleria 29(1): 82 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dendrobium speciosum var. capricornicum Clemesha legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dendrobium speciosum subsp. capricornicum (Clemesha) D.P.Banks & Clemesha legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 685 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Thelychiton speciosus (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

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