Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1842), Edwards's Botanical Register 28: misc. 58-59, Pl. 63 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "It was sent from New South Wales to Messrs. Loddiges by Mr. William MacLeay."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 110 [secondary reference]

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 654 [basionym]

basionym of: Callista cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 251 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 526 [secondary reference]

common name: Gherkin Orchid [n/a]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 170 [secondary reference]

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 122 [secondary reference]

common name: Cucumber Orchid [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: 461 [secondary reference]

common name: Cucumber Orchid [n/a]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 334-335, Pl. 6 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 28 [secondary reference]

Brieger, F.G. in Schlechter, F.R.R. (July 1981), Dendrobiinae. Die Orchideen Edn. 3, 1A(11/12): 745 [basionym]

basionym of: Dockrillia cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Brieger legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 100 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 445-446 [secondary reference]

common name: Cucumber Orchid [n/a] common name: Gherkin Orchid [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 437 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate common name: Gherkin Orchid [n/a] common name: Cucumber Orchid [n/a]

Upton, W.T. (1989), Dendrobium Orchids of Australia: 44-45, Fig. 27, Pl. 26 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 51 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "cult. London, Loddiges ex `New South Wales', W. Macleay s.n. (lecto illust. from Bot. Reg. 29: t. 37 (1843) in K-L!, here designated)."

nomenclatural synonym: Callista cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dockrillia cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Brieger legitimate

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Dendrobium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 229 [secondary reference]

common name: Cucumber Orchid [n/a]

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 626-628, Pl.. 84 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dockrillia cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Brieger legitimate

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 187, Plate 448 [secondary reference]

common name: Cucumber Orchid [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dockrillia cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Brieger 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: 21, 71, 85 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dockrillia cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Brieger legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 662 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dockrillia cucumerina (MacLeay ex Lindl.) Brieger legitimate

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