Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 332 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Sarcochilus falcatus R.Br.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 18 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 111 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Thrixspermum Lour. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cleisostoma Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gunnia Lindl. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 7 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Saccolabium Blume nom. cons.

Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 559 [basionym]

basionym of: Thrixspermum sect. Sarcochilus (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 252 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 535 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Thrixspermum Lour. legitimate

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 172 [secondary reference]

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 131-138 [secondary reference]

Rupp, H.M.R. (1951), A review of the Australian species of Sarcochilus (Orchidaceae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 76: 49-56 [secondary reference]

Holttum, R.E. (1960), The genera Sarcochilus R.Br. and Pteroceras Hassk. (Orchidaceae) with notes on other genera which have been included in Sarcochilus. Kew Bulletin 14(2): 263-276 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 461 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (19 September 1967), Australasian Sarcanthinae: 14-21 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 715-739 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 131 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 33 [secondary reference]

pro parte taxonomic synonym: Parasarcochilus Dockrill legitimate

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 561-562 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 426 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 131 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gunnia F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Parasarcochilus Dockrill legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 191, 317 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gunnia Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Parasarcochilus Dockrill legitimate

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Sarcochilus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 241 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 957-958 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 897 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 251 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "... from the Greek sarcos (fleshy) and cheilos (lip) to denote the prominent fleshy labellum of many species/"

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 200-201 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 768 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Sarcochiluis Dockrill orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum sect. Sarcochilus (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sarcochilus R.Br. sect. Sarcochilus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gunnia Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pteroceras Hasselt ex Hassk. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Parasarcochilus Dockrill legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic, Tas

Clements, M.A., Jones, D.L. & Banks, D.P. (2019), Notes on Australasian orchids 4: subtribe Aeridinae. Australian Orchid Review 84(2): 30 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Gunnia Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Parasarcochilus Dockrill legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 725 [secondary reference]

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