Cunningham, A. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1839), Miscellaneous Notices. Notes of Orchidaceous Epiphytes of New South Wales. Edwards's Botanical Register 25: 33, 34 [tax. nov.]

• Type: " ... summit of the belt of mountain bounding the coast district of Illawarra, on the west (lat. 34 ½ S.) and flowering in August. 1818."

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

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

basionym of: Callista pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Kuntze legitimate

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 251 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 526 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium pungentifolium F.Muell. legitimate

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 170 [secondary reference]

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 120-122, Pl. 21 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium pungentifolium F.Muell. legitimate common name: Dagger Orchid [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 461 [secondary reference]

common name: Dagger Orchid [n/a]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 368-369 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium pungentifolium F.Muell. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 29 [secondary reference]

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

basionym of: Dockrillia pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Rauschert legitimate

Williams, K.A.W. (1984), Native Plants of Queensland 2: 102 [secondary reference]

common name: Dagger Orchid [n/a]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 472-473 [secondary reference]

common name: Dagger Orchid [n/a]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 437 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Kuntze legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium pungentifolium F.Muell. legitimate common name: Dagger Orchid [n/a]

Upton, W.T. (1989), Dendrobium Orchids of Australia: 100-101, Fig. 57, Pls 52, 54 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Callista pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dockrillia pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Rauschert legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium pungentifolium F.Muell. legitimate

Weston, P.H. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Dendrobium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 231, pl. 16 [secondary reference]

common name: Dagger Orchid [n/a]

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 658-660, Pl. 92 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Dockrillia pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Rauschert legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium pungentifolium F.Muell. legitimate

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 186, Plate 447 [secondary reference]

common name: Dagger 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 pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) 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: 22, 71, 86 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Dockrillia pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Rauschert legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 665 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Dockrillia pugioniformis (A.Cunn.) Rauschert legitimate

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