Thouars, L.M.A. du Petit- (October 1822), Histoire Particuliare des Plantes Orchidees: 3, t. 93-110 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: Nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) No. 1705).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 110 [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Bolbophyllum Spreng. orth. var. pro parte taxonomic synonym: Thelychiton Endl. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cirrhopetalum Lindl. nom. cons.

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 250 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 526 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 171-172 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: From the Greek bolbos (a bulb) and phyllon (a leaf), referring to the pseudo-bulbs from which each leaf grows.

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 122-125 [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: 457 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (June 1967), A review of the genus Bulbophyllum Thou. in Australia Part 1 Section 1. The Orchadian 2(8): 88-91, 100-105 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 525-591 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1242 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 26-27 [secondary reference]

Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M., Chaloner, W.G., Demoulin, V., Grolle, R., Hawkesworth, D.L., Nicolson, D.H., Silva, P.C., Stafleu, F.A., Voss, E.G. & McNeill, J. (ed.) (1988), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Berlin, 1988. Regnum Vegetabile 118: 186 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Bulbophyllum nutans Thouars (typ. cons.)

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 504-505 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 441-442 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 14 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Phyllorkis Thouars nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Phyllorchis Thouars orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Ephippium Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Osyricera Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cirrhopetalum Lindl. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Adelopetalum Fitzg. legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 18, 103, 308, 332 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Phyllorkis Thouars nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Osyricera Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cirrhopetalum Lindl. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Adelopetalum Fitzg. legitimate

Weston, P.H. & Hill, K.D. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Bulbophyllum. Flora of New South Wales 4: 233-234 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 712-713 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Phyllorkis Thouars nom. rej.

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 192 [secondary reference]

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 192 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (April 2002), Nomenclatural changes in the Australian and New Zealand Bulbophyllinae and Eriinae (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(11): 498-501 [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: 127 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Bolbophyllum Spreng. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Phyllorkis Thouars nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Phyllorchis Thouars orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Osyricera Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cirrhopetalum Lindl. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Oxysepala Wight legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum sect. Oxysepalae Benth. & Hook.f. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum sect. Oxysepala (Wight) Benth. & Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Oxysepalum Benth. & Hook.f. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum sect. Minutissima Pfitzer legitimate taxonomic synonym: Adelopetalum Fitzg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum sect. Papulipetalum Schltr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum sect. Fruticicola Schltr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Katherinea A.D.Hawkes legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum subg. Cirrhopetalum (Lindl.) P.Royen legitimate taxonomic synonym: Ocyricera A.D.Chapm. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Katherinia Dockrill orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum sect. Adelopetalum (Fitzg.) J.J.Verm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Oncophyllum D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Serpenticaulis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Karorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Kaurorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carparomorchis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Blepharochilum M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Papulipetalum (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Fruticicola (Schltr.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Spilorchis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, LHI, NI

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