Rupp, H.M.R. (1938), A new orchid for south Queensland Acianthus Ledwardii, sp. nov. The Queensland Naturalist 10(6): 113 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Burleigh Heads, South Queensland, June 1934, and June 1938: Dr. C.P. Ledward."

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 26 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1987), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 1: 37 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 388-389 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Acianthus. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 418-419 [secondary reference]

Thomas, M.B. & McDonald, W.J.F. (1989), Rare and threatened plants of Queensland: a checklist of geographically restricted, poorly collected and/or threatened vascular plant species Edn. 2: 40 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 9 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "'Burleigh Heads, South Queensland', Jun. 1934, C.P. Ledward s.n. (holo NSW!, iso AD!)."

Kores, P.J. in Holttum, R.E. (1995), A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3): 199 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "AUSTRALIA. Queensland: Burleigh Heads, Jun. 1934(fl), C.P. Ledward s. n. (LECTOTYPE, designated here: NSW; ISOLECTOTYPE: AD)."

Kores, P.J. in Holttum, R.E. (1995), A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3): 199 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acianthus fornicatus R.Br. legitimate

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 28 [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]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acianthus fornicatus R.Br. 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: 4, 82 [secondary reference]

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

• APC Dist.: Qld

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 50 [secondary reference]

common name: Ledward's Mosquito Orchid [n/a]

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