Hunt, T.E. (1 March 1947), Two new bulbophyllums from Bartle Frere. The North Queensland Naturalist 14(82): 17-18 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Mt. Bartle Frere, J.H. Wilkie, September, 1946."

• Etymology: "... found growing ... by Mr. J. H. Wilkie of Babinda in whose honour I have named ..."

Dockrill, A.W. (June 1967), A review of the genus Bulbophyllum Thou. in Australia Part 1 Section 1. The Orchadian 2(8): 100 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum newportii (F.M.Bailey) Rolfe legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 570 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum newportii (F.M.Bailey) Rolfe legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 19 [secondary reference]

• Type: "... (holo BRI!)."

taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum exiguum var. dallachyi Benth. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Bulbophyllum wanjurum T.E.Hunt legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 778 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Bulbophyllum newportii (F.M.Bailey) Rolfe legitimate

Bostock, P.D. & Harris, W.K. in Henderson, R.J.F. (ed.) (2002), Orchidaceae. Names and Distribution of Queensland Plants, Algae and Lichens: 135 [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): 499 [basionym]

basionym of: Adelopetalum wilkianum (T.E.Hunt) M.A.Clem. 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, 83 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Adelopetalum wilkianum (T.E.Hunt) M.A.Clem. legitimate

• APC Dist.: Qld

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 698 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Adelopetalum newportii (F.M.Bailey) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

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