Bailey, F.M. (1884), Contributions to the Queensland Flora, Part II. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 1(2): 89 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "On trees between Herberton and Mourilyan Harbour. (J.W. Stuart.)"

• Etymology: "The specific name is in honor of a lady who has painted most faithfully, some of these small flower Queensland Orchists."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1886), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 3: 3 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 676 [basionym]

basionym of: Phyllorkis bowkettiae (F.M.Bailey) Kuntze legitimate

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

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 556-557 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum waughense Rupp legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 64 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 507-508 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 15 [secondary reference]

• Type: "... (holo BRI!)."

taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum waughense Rupp legitimate

Chapman, A.D. (1991), Australian Plant Name Index: 489 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 728-729, Pl. 104 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Phyllorkis bowkettiae (F.M.Bailey) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum waughense Rupp legitimate

Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 308 [secondary reference]

Bostock, P.D. & Harris, W.K. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Orchidaceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 134 [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): 500 [basionym]

basionym of: Serpenticaulis bowkettiae (F.M.Bailey) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 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: 5, 82 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Bulbophyllum bowkettae F.M.Bailey orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Phyllorchis bowkettae Kuntze orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Phyllorkis bowkettiae (F.M.Bailey) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Serpenticaulis bowkettiae (F.M.Bailey) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum waughense Rupp legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 708 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Serpenticaulis bowkettiae (F.M.Bailey) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

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