Anonymous (1906), Gardeners' Chronicle. London. Series 3 40, suppl.: iv [tax. nov.]

• Type: "from W.M. APPLETON, Esq., Weston-super-Mare."

Anonymous (1907), Proceedings of the Royal Horticultural Society Orchid Committee, November 6. Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society, London 32: ccvi [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium phalaenopsis Fitzg. legitimate

Clemesha, S.C. (December 1978), A review of Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. The Orchadian 6(2): 28 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Wild origin not stated."
• Text: "... may have originated from Australia... "

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

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

• APC Comment: A Malesian taxon, now referred to Dendrobium striaenopsis M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, but not known to occur in Australia.

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