Schlechter, F.R.R. in Kraenzlin, F.W.L. (ed.) (15 June 1919), Orchideologiae Sino-Japonicae Prodromus. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis Beihefte 4: 259 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Limodorum densiflorum Lam. legitimate

Garay, L.A. & Sweet, H.R. (1974), Orchids of Southern Ryuku Islands: 131 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 30 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Cymbidium pictum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum pictum (R.Br.) Lindl. nom. illeg.

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 55 [secondary reference]

Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 57 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1987), Native Plants of Queensland 3: 140 [secondary reference]

common name: Shepherd's Crook Orchid [n/a]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 365 [secondary reference]

• Text: "This name was wrongly applied to the Australian species in recent times. An up-to-date study has shown that G. densiflorum is a distinct species that is confined to Thailand."

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 82 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Limodorum densiflorum Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Malaxis cernua Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cymbidium pictum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Otandra cernua (Willd.) Salisb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cistella cernua (Willd.) Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum pictum (R.Br.) Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Ortmannia cernua (Willd.) Opiz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum fuscatum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum semicristatum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum pacificum Rolfe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzl. legitimate

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Geodorum. Flora of New South Wales 4: 238, pl. 16 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Geodorum pictum (R.Br.) Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzl. legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 848-850, Pl. 123 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Limodorum densiflorum Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Malaxis cernua Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cymbidium pictum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Otandra cernua (Willd.) Salisb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cistella cernua (Willd.) Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum pictum (R.Br.) Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Ortmannia cernua (Willd.) Opiz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum fuscatum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum semicristatum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum pacificum Rolfe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzl. 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: 309 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

misapplication: Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzl. legitimate by Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 371-372, Fig. 56B

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: 28, 73, 81, 87, 130 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Limodorum densiflorum Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Malaxis cernua Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cymbidium pictum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Otandra cernua (Willd.) Salisb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum purpureum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum dilatatum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cistella cernua (Willd.) Blume legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum pictum (R.Br.) Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Ortmannia cernua (Willd.) Opiz legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum fuscatum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum semicristatum Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum pacificum Rolfe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzl. legitimate misapplication: Geodorum terrestre (L.) Garay legitimate by Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 388

• APC Dist.: WA, NT, Qld, NSW

Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (10 December 2019), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2019. Nuytsia 30: 345 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzl. legitimate misapplication: Geodorum terrestre (L.) Garay legitimate

• Text: "Misapplied name. R.L. Barrett in litt. (08/06/2018)."

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 630-631 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Limodorum densiflorum Lam. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Cymbidium pictum R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Geodorum pictum (R.Br.) Lindl. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Geodorum neocaledonicum Kraenzl. legitimate common name: Pink Shepherd's Crook [n/a]

Chase, M.W., Schuiteman, A. & Kumar, P. (17 March 2021), Expansion of the orchid genus Eulophia (Eulophiinae; Epidendroideae) to include Acrolophia, Cymbidiella, Eulophiella, Geodorum, Oeceoclades and Paralophia. Phytotaxa 491(1): 51 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eulophia cernua (Willd.) M.W.Chase, Kumar & Schuit. legitimate

Percy-Bower, J.M. & Parker, C.M. (21 March 2023), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2022. Nuytsia 34: 10 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Eulophia picta (R.Br.) Ormerod legitimate

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