Orchidaceae Juss.
Acianthus fornicatus R.Br. , legitimate, scientific
Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 321 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "(J.) v.v."
Poiret, J.L.M. in Lamarck, J.-B.P.A. de M. de & Poiret, J.L.M. (3 July 1812), Encyclopédie Méthodique, Botanique Suppl. 2(2): 571 [basionym]
basionym of: Epipactis fornicata (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate
Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 15 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1865), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(35): 96 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Acianthus brunonis F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 113 [secondary reference]
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 262 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 538 [secondary reference]
Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 549 [secondary reference]
Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 46-47, Pl. 6 [secondary reference]
pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acianthus brunonis F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. common name: Pixie-caps [n/a]
Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 470 [secondary reference]
common name: Pixie Caps [n/a]
Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 174-175 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Acianthus brunonis F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 26 [secondary reference]
Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 12 [secondary reference]
common name: Mosquito Orchid [n/a]
Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 387-388 [secondary reference]
common name: Pixie Caps [n/a]
Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Acianthus. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 419, Fig. 59B [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Acianthus brunonis F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. common name: Pixie Caps [n/a]
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 9 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "`Port Jackson', May 1802, R. Brown s.n. (lectotype specimen (a) BM! here designated, isolectotype AD!, K!, P!, W!)."
nomenclatural synonym: Epipactis fornicata (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acianthus brunonis F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Acianthus. Flora of New South Wales 4: 218 [secondary reference]
common name: Pixie Caps [n/a]
Kores, P.J. in Holttum, R.E. (1995), A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3): 199-203, Fig. 45 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: "ISOLECTOTYPES: AD, BM!, E, K (photo NO!), L!, LE! (photo NY), P!)."
taxonomic synonym: Epipactis fornicata (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acianthus brunonis F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Acianthus ledwardii Rupp legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acianthus exiguus D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acianthus collinus D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acianthus borealis D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Acianthus apprimus D.L.Jones legitimate
Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 173, Plate 412 [secondary reference]
common name: Pixie Caps [n/a]
Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 173, Plate 412 [secondary reference]
common name: Pixie Caps [n/a]
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]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Acianthus ledwardii Rupp legitimate
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic
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: 4, 67, 82 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Epipactis fornicata (R.Br.) Poir. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Acianthus fornicatus R.Br. var. fornicatus legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Acianthus brunonis F.Muell. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.
  • APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [misapplied]
misapplied to: Acianthus borealis D.L.Jones legitimate by Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 174-175
Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 49-50 [secondary reference]
common name: Large Mosquito Orchid [n/a]