Bailey, F.M. (February 1893), Contributions to the Queensland flora. Botany Bulletin. Department of Agriculture, Queensland 7: 67 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Near the Burdekin River, from whence seeds were taken to Melbourne."

• Comment: Bailey refers to "Fig. in Australasian of Melbourne Nov. 1892.", but no figure is included in that work.

Guilfoyle, W.R. (1893), The Garden; an illustrated weekly journal of gardening in all its branches 44: 69 & fig. [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 5: opp. 1613 [basionym]

basionym of: Doryanthes excelsa var. guilfoylei (F.M.Bailey) F.M.Bailey legitimate

Pedley, L. in George, A.S. (ed.) (1986), Doryanthes. Flora of Australia 46: 86 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Doryanthes palmeri W.Hill ex Benth. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2006), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Doryanthes palmeri W.Hill ex Benth. legitimate

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