Smith, J.J. (October 1912), Bulbophyllum Thou. sect. Cirrhopetalum. Bulletin du Jardin Botanique de Buitenzorg ser. 2, 8: 25 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Cirrhopetalum leratii Schltr. legitimate

Lavarack, P.S. (1 December 1977), Notes on Queensland Orchidaceae, 1. Austrobaileya 1(1): 64, fig. 3a [secondary reference]

Lavarack, P.S. (March 1978), Recent discoveries in north Queensland. The Orchadian 5(11): 159 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 510 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum gracillimum (Rolfe) Rolfe legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 16 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum gracillimum (Rolfe) Rolfe legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 804 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum gracillimum (Rolfe) Rolfe legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum gracillimum (Rolfe) Rolfe legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 702 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cirrhopetalum gracillimum Rolfe legitimate

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