Fitzgerald, R.D. (8 May 1880), New Dendrobiums and Sarcochilus. The Sydney Morning Herald 13136: 8 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "procured only within the last few years from Northern Australia and New Guinea ... It was obtained near Cooktown, Queensland, and flowers in April."

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

Bailey, F.M. (1883), A Synopsis of the Queensland Flora: 509 [basionym]

basionym of: Dendrobium bigibbum var. phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) F.M.Bailey legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (13 May 1889), Systematic Census of Australian Plants Suppl. 4: 7 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium sumneri F.Muell. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 655 [basionym]

basionym of: Callista phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) Kuntze legitimate

Gentil, T.A.L.F. (1907), Liste des plantes cultivees dans les serres chaudes et coloniales du Jardin Botanique de l'Etat a Bruxelles: 73 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium schroederianum L.Gentil nom. inval., pro syn.

St.Cloud, S.F. (1 May 1956), Some notes on Dendrobium bigibbum Lindley, and a suggested reclassification of its numerous forms. The North Queensland Naturalist 24(115): 18 [basionym]

basionym of: Dendrobium bigibbum f. phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) St.Cloud legitimate

Blake, S.T. (1964), Dendrobium bigibbum, Dendrobium phalaenopsis and the Cooktown Orchid. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 74(4): 37-41 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dendrobium bigibbum var. phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) F.M.Bailey legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dendrobium bigibbum f. phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) St.Cloud legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. rothschildiana Kraenzl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. highburyense Anon. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. dellense H.Williams legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. chamberlainianum Anon. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. album H.Williams legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. hololeuca Anon. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. albo-purpurea Anon. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis f. phalaenopsis Chapm. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. lindeniae Linden legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. thundersleyense Anon. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis var. splendens Anon. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium schroederanum S.T.Blake nom. inval., pro syn.

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 438 [secondary reference]

common name: Cooktown Orchid [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 47, 48, 59 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dendrobium bigibbum var. phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) F.M.Bailey legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Callista phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum Rchb.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium bigibbum var. macranthum F.M.Bailey legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 590 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum Rchb.f. legitimate

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 19 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 146 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (April 2002), Nomenclatural changes in the Dendrobieae (Orchidaceae) 1: The Australasian Region. The Orchadian 13(11): 492 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Dendrobium bigibbum var. phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) F.M.Bailey legitimate

Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (April 2002), Nomenclatural changes in the Dendrobieae (Orchidaceae) 1: The Australasian Region. The Orchadian 13(11): 492 [basionym]

basionym of: Vappodes phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

isonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis Fitzg. isonym

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Vappodes phalaenopsis (Fitzg.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Adams, Peter B. (2015), Dendrobium bigibbum (sect. Phalaenanthe) in Australia - analysis of diagnostic characters, review of taxa and a new classification. Kew Bulletin 70: 15 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum Rchb.f. legitimate

Adams, P.B. & Lawson, S.D. (2016), Classification, variation and biogeography in the Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. (Section Phalaenanthe) complex. Malesian Orchid Journal 17: 8 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium bigibbum var. superbum Rchb.f. 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: 22, 86 [secondary reference]

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

isonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis Fitzg. isonym

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

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. & Paxton legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 675 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Durabaculum phalaenopsis D.L.Jones nom. inval.

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