Mueller, F.J.H. von & Fitzgerald, R.D. (21 September 1872), Flora of Australia: Dendrobium fairfaxii. The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser ser. 2, 14: 360, & fig. [tax. nov.]

• Type: "from Mount Tomah"

• Etymology: "...Baron Mueller has proposed the specific name in compliment to Mr. John Fairfax."

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

Mueller, F.J.H. von (10 March 1884), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 1: 5 [secondary reference]

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

basionym of: Callista fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Kuntze legitimate

Fitzgerald, R.D. in Moore, C. (1893), Orchideae. Handbook of the Flora of New South Wales: 385 [basionym]

basionym of: Dendrobium teretifolium var. fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Fitzg. nom. illeg.

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 119 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dendrobium teretifolium var. fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Fitzg. nom. illeg.

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 350 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium teretifolium f. fairfaxii (F.M.Bailey) Clemesha legitimate

Rauschert, S. (1983), Beitrag zur Nomenklatur der Orchidaceae. Feddes Repertorium Beiheft 94(7-8): 446 [basionym]

basionym of: Dockrillia fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Rauschert legitimate

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 449 [secondary reference]

common name: Pencil Orchid [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 438 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium teretifolium var. fairfaxii F.M.Bailey legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 52 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dockrillia fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Rauschert legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium teretifolium var. fairfaxii F.M.Bailey legitimate

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Dendrobium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 230 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dendrobium teretifolium f. fairfaxii (F.M.Bailey) Clemesha legitimate common name: A Rat's Tail Orchid [n/a]

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 634 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dendrobium teretifolium var. fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Fitzg. nom. illeg.

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 185, Plate 441 [secondary reference]

common name: Rat's Tail 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 fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Rauschert 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 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dockrillia fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Rauschert legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 663 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dockrillia fairfaxii (F.Muell. & Fitzg.) Rauschert legitimate

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