Orchidaceae Juss.
Dendrobium johnsoniae F.Muell. , legitimate, scientific
Mueller, F.J.H. von (May 1882), New Polynesian orchids. Southern Science Record 2: 95-96 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Eastern peninsula of New Guinea; Rev. James Chalmers."
  • Etymology: "Had it not been my particular desire to accede to the wish of the enterprising discoverer of this magnificent orchid, that it should be named after the 'daughter of the Rev. Mr. Johnson of Surrey-Hills, New South Wales, a young lady, who materially has assisted the New Guinea Mission,' I should have hesitated to describe this plant for publication..."
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1885), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 2: 3 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1886), A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora Suppl.1: 54 [secondary reference]
Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 526 [secondary reference]
Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 430-431 [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Dendrobium johansoniae F.M.Bailey orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium macfarlanei Rchb.f. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Callista macfarlanei Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium niveum Rolfe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium monodon Kraenzl. legitimate
Clemesha, S.C. (December 1978), Dendrobium johnsoniae F.Muell. and D. purpureum Roxb. - Australian Natives ?. The Orchadian 6: 34 [secondary reference]
Rauschert, S. (1983), Beitrag zur Nomenklatur der Orchidaceae. Feddes Repertorium Beiheft 94(7-8): 467 [basionym]
basionym of: Sayeria johnsoniae (F.Muell.) Rauschert legitimate
Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 458 [secondary reference]
  • Text: "This common New Guinea species has been recorded for Australia but these records would seem to be in error and were probably based on a plant cultivated at the Cairns Botanical Gardens."
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 54 [secondary reference]
  • Text: "... treated here as not occurring in this country."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
orthographic variant: Dendrobium johansoniae F.M.Bailey orth. var. nomenclatural synonym: Sayeria johnsoniae (F.Muell.) Rauschert legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium macfarlanei Rchb.f. nom. illeg. taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium niveum Rolfe legitimate taxonomic synonym: Callista macfarlanei Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium monodon Kraenzl. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium monodon Kraenzl. legitimate
  • APC Comment: A Malesian taxon recorded for Australia by F.Mueller via herbarium specimen annotation, but later treated as doubtful (F.Mueller, Gard. Chron. ser. 3, 9: 552 (1891)). See also P.S.Lavarack & B.Gray, Trop. Orchids Australia 74 (1985).