Lindley, J. (May 1830), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 45, 58 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Cirrhopetalum thouarsii Lindley nom. illeg. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1983) 336).

• Comment: nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1983) No. 1704).

Reichenbach, H.G.L. in Walpers, W.G. (1861), Annales Botanices Systematicae 6(2): 259 [basionym]

basionym of: Bulbophyllum sect. Cirrhopetalum (Lindl.) Rchb.f. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum Thouars nom. cons.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 527 [secondary reference]

Fitzgerald, W.V. (1918), The Botany of the Kimberleys, north-west Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Western Australia 3: 120 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum Thouars nom. cons.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum Thouars nom. cons.

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

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum Thouars nom. cons.

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 700-701 [secondary reference]

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