Linnaeus, C. (1759), Systema Naturae Edn. 10, 2: 1246 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Rumph. amb. 6, t. 52, f. 1."

Ormerod, P.A. (April 1994), Notes on Phaius Lour. section Pesomeria (Lindl.) Pfitzer in Australasia. Australian Orchid Review 59: 14-15 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: (here proposed): T. 52, fig. 1 in Rumph, Herb. Amb. 6, 1750."

Ormerod, P.A. (April 1994), Notes on Phaius Lour. section Pesomeria (Lindl.) Pfitzer in Australasia. Australian Orchid Review 59: 14 [basionym]

basionym of: Phaius terrestris (L.) Ormerod legitimate

Garay, L.A. (1997), De nominibus orchidacearum incunabulorum. Harvard Papers in Botany 2(11): 47 [basionym]

basionym of: Geodorum terrestre (L.) Garay legitimate

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

• APC Comment: Listed in synonymy of Phaius terrestris (L.) Ormerod by P.A.Ormerod, Austral. Orchid Rev. 59: 147 (1994), and of Geodorum terrestre (L.) Garay by L.A.Garay, Harvard Pap. Bot. 2(11): 47 (1997). These names are now considered to have been misapplied to P. amboinensis Blume in Australia.

Chase, M.W., Schuiteman, A. & Kumar, P. (17 March 2021), Expansion of the orchid genus Eulophia (Eulophiinae; Epidendroideae) to include Acrolophia, Cymbidiella, Eulophiella, Geodorum, Oeceoclades and Paralophia. Phytotaxa 491(1): 53-54 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Epidendrum terrestre was lectotypified by Ormerod (1994) with the image referenced by Linnaeus, which is Rumphius, Herb. Amb. 6: t. 52, fig. 1 (1750), whereas a few years later Garay (1997) selected an actual specimen in Linnaeus’ herbarium as the lectotype. This specimen clearly belongs to Geodorum. The two lectotypes represent different genera but Linnaeus’ brief description mentions a boat-shaped lip (‘nectario cymbiformi’), which only conforms with Geodorum, not with the species illustrated by Rumphius (now called Calanthe amboinensis (Blume, 1856: 180) Chase, Christenh. & Schuiteman (2020: 161)). Since the shape of the lip is the only diagnostic character in Linnaeus’ description (which, contrary to Ormerod’s assertion does not contain elements referring to Spathoglottis), the typification by Ormerod must be rejected as it is in serious conflict with the protologue (Art. 9.19 of the Shenzhen Code)."

Chase, M.W., Schuiteman, A. & Kumar, P. (17 March 2021), Expansion of the orchid genus Eulophia (Eulophiinae; Epidendroideae) to include Acrolophia, Cymbidiella, Eulophiella, Geodorum, Oeceoclades and Paralophia. Phytotaxa 491(1): 53 [basionym]

basionym of: Eulophia terrestris (L.) M.W.Chase, Kumar & Schuit. legitimate

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