Ridley, H.N. (1907), Christmas Island flora: additional notes. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society 48: 107 [nom. nov.]

replaced synonym: Dendrobium pectinatum Ridl. nom. illeg.

• Text: "I find that this name is already occupied by another species, so the name must be changed..."

Wood, J.J. (1982), The Orchids of Christmas Island. The Orchadian 7(6): 145 [basionym]

basionym of: Flickingeria nativitatis (Ridl.) J.J.Wood legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 81 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Flickingeria nativitatis (Ridl.) J.J.Wood legitimate

Du Puy, D.J., Jones, D.L. & Edgar, E. (1993), Orchidaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 525 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Flickingeria nativitatis (Ridl.) J.J.Wood legitimate

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: 22, 139 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Flickingeria nativitatis (Ridl.) J.J.Wood legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 678 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Flickingeria nativitatis (Ridl.) J.J.Wood legitimate

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