Lindley, J. (April 1830), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 27 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in pratis ad latera collium Zeylonae, florens Novembri, Macrae, (hab. s. sp. et v. ic. pict.)"

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 671 [basionym]

basionym of: Leptorkis barbata (Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate

Hsu, T.C. & Chung, S.W. in Hsu, T.C. & Chung, S.W. (ed.) (2016), Orchidaceae. Illustrated Flora of Taiwan 2: 14 [basionym]

basionym of: Empusa barbata (Lindl.) T.C.Hsu legitimate

Gray, B., Ormerod, P. & Simpson, L. (15 September 2021), Liparis barbata Lindl. (Orchidaceae) – new to the flora of Australia. Austrobaileya 11: 115-117 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Zeylonae [Sri Lanka], in 1829, J. Macrae 6 (holo: K-L)."

nomenclatural synonym: Leptorkis barbata (Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Empusa barbata (Lindl.) T.C.Hsu legitimate

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