Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1839), Edwards's Botanical Register 25: - [tax. nov.]

• Type: "A New Holland epiphyte ... imported by Messrs. Loddiges."

Reichenbach, H.G. (8 April 1868), Xenia Orchidacea 2(6): 122 [basionym]

basionym of: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 294 [secondary reference]

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 253 [secondary reference]

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

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 173, 244 [secondary reference]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 544 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcochilus dilatatus F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Thrixspermum dilatatum (F.Muell.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 134, 136 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Rupp, H.M.R. (1951), A review of the Australian species of Sarcochilus (Orchidaceae). Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 76: 53 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate

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: 20, Pl. 29 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Gunnia picta Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcochilus pictus (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Thrixspermum dilatatum (F.Muell.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 730-731 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate

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

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 570-571 [secondary reference]

common name: Lawyer Orchid [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 429 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcochilus olivaceus var. borealis Nicholls legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 133 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Sarcochilus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 244 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 972-973, Pl. 147 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 984 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Sarcochilus dilatatus F.Muell. legitimate by Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1839), Edwards's Botanical Register 25: -

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 203, Plate 496 [secondary reference]

common name: Lawyer Orchid [n/a]

Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (2006), The status of Sarcochilus olivaceus Lindl. and Sarcochilus parviflorus Lindl., with a new species, Sarcochilus argochilus, described from Queensland. Australian Orchid Review 71(2): 21 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sarcochilus parviflorus Lindl. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Thrixspermum olivaceum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sarcochilus olivaceus Lindl. var. olivaceus legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcochilus argochilus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

• APC Comment: Included in the circumscription of Sarcochilus parviflorus in NSW.
• APC Dist.: Qld

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 730 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Sarcochilus parviflorus Lindl. legitimate

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