Rogers, R.S. (23 December 1927), Contributions to the Orchidaceous flora of Australia. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 51: 1 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Queensland. Tambourine Mountains, Miss H. Geissmann; epiphytic on shrubs in company with S. olivaceus, Lindl.; 8th Oct., 1925. New South Wales. Barrington Tops, Rev. H.M. Rupp; October, 1925."

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 134 [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: 53 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (19 September 1967), Australasian Sarcanthinae: 22 [basionym]

basionym of: Parasarcochilus spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Dockrill legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 742 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Parasarcochilus spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Dockrill legitimate

Garay, L.A. (30 June 1972), On the systematics of the monopodial orchids I. Botanical Museum Leaflets 23(4): 194 [basionym]

basionym of: Pteroceras spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Garay legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 32 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pteroceras spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Garay legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 425 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Parasarcochilus spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Dockrill legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 133-134 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Parasarcochilus spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Dockrill legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteroceras spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Garay legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcochilus harriganiarum Rupp legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Parasarcochilus spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Dockrill legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 946 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Parasarcochilus spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Dockrill legitimate

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 203, Plate 495 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Parasarcochilus spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Dockrill legitimate

Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016), Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories: 47, 78, 90 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Parasarcochilus spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Dockrill legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteroceras spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Garay legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcochilus harriganiae Rupp orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Sarcochilus harriganiarum Rupp legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 730-731 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Parasarcochilus spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Dockrill legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Pteroceras spathulatus (R.S.Rogers) Garay legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sarcochilus harriganiarum Rupp legitimate common name: Small Butterfly Orchid [n/a]

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