Rafinesque, C.S. (1837), Flora Telluriana 3: 95 [primary reference]

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

orthographic variant of: Tropilis aemula (R.Br.) Raf. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dendrobium aemulum R.Br. legitimate

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