Lavarack, P.S. & Gray, B. (September 1984), A new species of Malaxis from north Queensland. The Orchadian 8(1): 6 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Cook District, near Rossville, 30 km south of Cooktown 15°45′S; 145°16′E, June 1984. BG 3378. (QRS, holotypus)."

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 39 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 368 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 42 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 92 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 386-387, Pl. 52 [secondary reference]

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 309 [secondary reference]

Szlachetko, D.L. (1995), Systema Orchidalium. Fragmenta Floristica et Geobotanica. Materialy Floristiczne i Geobotaniczne Suppl. 3: 128 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Crepidium lawleri (Lavarack & B.Gray) Szlach. legitimate

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 10 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (2017), New combinations in Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Review 82(2): 63 [basionym]

basionym of: Dienia lawleri (Lavarack & B.Gray) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dienia lawleri (Lavarack & B.Gray) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 640 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dienia lawleri (Lavarack & B.Gray) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

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