Jones, D.L. (16 December 1997), Cooktownia robertsii, a remarkable new genus and species of Orchidaceae from Australia. Austrobaileya 5(1): 74-77, Figs 1-4 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Australia. Queensland. Cook District: c. 3 km north of Mt Misery, 1 April 1993, C.H Broers 441 & L.J. Roberts (holo: CANB; iso: CANB, BRI, NSW, MEL).

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (November 2015), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2014 census to 2015 census. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2015: 25 [secondary reference]

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: 16, 84 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (2018), Pecteilis Raf. (Orchideae): a molecular phylogenetic based determination of their status in Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Review 83(6): 51 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: Qld

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 602 [secondary reference]

common name: Mystery Orchid [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Cooktownia roberstii M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

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