Rafinesque, C.S. (1838), Flora Telluriana 4: 38 [primary reference]

• Type: Ormostema purpurea Raf.

Clements, M.A. (4 July 2003), Molecular phylogenetic systematics in the Dendrobiinae (Orchidaceae), with emphasis on Dendrobium section Pedilonum. Telopea 10(1): 282 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium Sw. nom. cons.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium Sw. nom. cons.

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