Loureiro, J. de (1790), Flora Cochinchinensis Edn. 1, 2: 522 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Habitat inculta prope Cantonem Sinarum."

Raeuschel, E.A. (1797), Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 3: 265 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Epidendrum aristotelea Raeusch. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Persoon, C.H. (September 1807), Synopsis plantarum, seu enchiridium botanicum, complectens enumerationem systematicam specierum 2(2): 511 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Neottia sinensis Pers. legitimate

Steudel, E.G. von (1841), Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2, 2(12-13): 625 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Spiranthes indica Lindl. ex Steud. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Steudel, E.G. von (1841), Nomenclator Botanicus Edn. 2, 2(9): 133 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Spiranthes indica Lindl. ex Steud. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Merrill, E.D. (1919), Additional notes on the Kwangtung flora. The Philippine Journal of Science 15(3): 230 [replaced synonym]

replaced synonym of: Spiranthes aristotelia Merr. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Makino, T. (31 July 1926), A contribution to the knowledge of the flora of Japan. Journal of Japanese Botany 3(7): 25 [basionym]

basionym of: Spiranthes spiralis (Lour.) Makino nom. illeg.

Makino, T. (20 December 1929), A contribution to the knowledge of the flora of Japan. Journal of Japanese Botany 6(12): 37 [basionym]

basionym of: Ibidium spirale (Lour.) Makino legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 135 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 58 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames legitimate

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

orthographic variant: Aristotelia spiralis Dockrill orth. var.

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames legitimate

Barrett, R.L., Barrett, M.D. & Clements, M.A. (12 August 2022), A revision of Orchidaceae from the Kimberley region of Western Australia with new species of tropical Calochilus and Dipodium. Telopea 25: 258 [secondary reference]

• Type: "China: Guangdong: 'Canton' [Guangzhou], s.d., Loureiro 522-1 (holo: P)."

Barrett, R.L., Barrett, M.D. & Clements, M.A. (12 August 2022), A revision of Orchidaceae from the Kimberley region of Western Australia with new species of tropical Calochilus and Dipodium. Telopea 25: 258 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Spiranthes sinensis (Pers.) Ames legitimate

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