George, A.S. (24 October 1984), Seven new orchids from Western Australia. Nuytsia 5(1): 62, Fig. 3I [tax. nov.]

• Type: 7 miles (11 km) SE of Badgingarra homestead, Western Australia (30°29′S, 115°36′E), 19 June 1961, A.S. George 2598 (holo: PERTH).

• Etymology: "The varietal epithet refers to the fine points on the column lobes."

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 305 [secondary reference]

common name: Cleopatra's Needles [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 137 [basionym]

basionym of: Thelymitra apiculata (A.S.George) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 120, 139 [secondary reference]

Szlachetko, D.L. (1995), Systema Orchidalium. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica. Materialy Floristiczne i Geobotaniczne Suppl. 3: 112 [basionym]

basionym of: Macdonaldia apiculata (A.S.George) Szlach. legitimate

Szlachetko, D.L. (28 February 2001), Genera et species Orchidalium. 1. Polish Botanical Journal 46(1): 13 [basionym]

basionym of: Macdonaldia apiculata (A.S.George) Szlach. isonym

Jeanes, J.A. (27 July 2009), Resolution of the Thelymitra variegata (Orchidaceae) complex of southern Australia and New Zealand. Muelleria 27(2): 163 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Thelymitra apiculata (A.S.George) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Thelymitra apiculata (A.S.George) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 458 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Thelymitra apiculata (A.S.George) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

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