Smith, J.E. (1804), Exotic Botany 1: 17, t. 10 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 529 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1861), Sixth Systematic Index of the Plants indigenous to the Colony of Victoria. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 18 [secondary reference]

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 speciosa (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1902), The Queensland Flora 5: 1526 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 250 [secondary reference]

common name: Rock Lily [n/a]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 525 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 164, 169, 170-171, Plate LVI, 233 [secondary reference]

common name: Rock Lily [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 539 [secondary reference]

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 113-114 [secondary reference]

common name: Rock Lily [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: 460 [secondary reference]

common name: Rock Lily [n/a]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 384-388, Pl. 10 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista speciosa (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate

Smythe, R. (September 1970), A pollinator for Dendrobium speciosum. The Orchadian 3(10): 119 [secondary reference]

Williams, K.A.W. (1980), Native Plants of Queensland Edn. 2, 1: 88 [secondary reference]

common name: King Orchid [n/a]

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

Butzin, F.R. (1982), Tropilis Raf., ein ubersehener Gattungsname bei den Orchideen. Willdenowia 12(2): 250 [basionym]

basionym of: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Butzin legitimate

Rauschert, S. (1983), Beitrag zur Nomenklatur der Orchidaceae. Feddes Repertorium Beiheft 94(7-8): 471 [basionym]

basionym of: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Rauschert isonym

Clemesha, S.C. (June 1986), Dendrobium speciosum - an update. The Orchadian 8(8): 173-177 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 478 [secondary reference]

common name: Rock Orchid [n/a] common name: King Orchid [n/a]

Slater, A.T. & Calder, D.M. (1988), The pollination biology of Dendrobium speciosum Smith: a case of false advertising?. Australian Journal of Botany 36(2): 145-158 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 434-435 [secondary reference]

common name: Rock Orchid [n/a] common name: King Orchid [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 61, 64 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista speciosa (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Butzin legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Rauschert isonym taxonomic synonym: Dendrocoryne speciosa M.A.Clem. nom. inval., pro syn.

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 457 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista speciosa (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Butzin legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Rauschert isonym

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

nomenclatural synonym: Dendrobium speciosum Sm. var. speciosum legitimate common name: Rock Lily [n/a]

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 190-191, Plate 459 [secondary reference]

common name: Rock Lily [n/a] common name: King Orchid [n/a]

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 190-191, Plate 459 [secondary reference]

common name: Rock Lily [n/a] common name: King Orchid [n/a]

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: Thelychiton speciosus (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 21 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Thelychiton speciosus (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A. & Sharma, I.K. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (2006), Towards a revision of the Thelychiton speciosus group. Australian Orchid Research 5: 41 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Thelychiton speciosus (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Simpson, L., Clements, M.A., Crayn, D.M. & Nargar, K. (2017), Evolution in Australia’s mesic biome under past and future climates: Insights from a phylogenetic study of the Australian Rock Orchids (Dendrobium speciosum complex, Orchidaceae). Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 118: 44-45 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Callista speciosa (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Butzin legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Rauschert isonym nomenclatural synonym: Thelychiton speciosus (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrocoryne speciosum Brieger nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Dendrocoryne speciosa M.A.Clem. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Thelychiton rupicola D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium speciosum var. boreale Peter B.Adams, Jac.M.Burke & S.D.Lawson legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium speciosum var. boreale Peter B.Adams, Jac.M.Burke & S.D.Lawson nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Thelychiton biconvexus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium speciosum var. blackdownense Peter B.Adams legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Thelychiton coriaceus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

• APC Comment: F.G.Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, Die Orchideen 3: 724 (1981) lists the name “Dendrocoryne speciosum var. speciosum” but as the generic name had not been validly published (ICN Art. 35.1 (Melbourne Code (2012)) this autonym is not established.
• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Callista speciosa (Sm.) Kuntze legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Butzin legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Tropilis speciosa (Sm.) Rauschert isonym nomenclatural synonym: Thelychiton speciosus (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrocoryne speciosum Brieger nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Dendrocoryne speciosa M.A.Clem. nom. inval., pro syn. taxonomic synonym: Thelychiton epiphyticus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Thelychiton rupicola D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium speciosum var. boreale Peter B.Adams, Jac.M.Burke & S.D.Lawson legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium speciosum var. boreale Peter B.Adams, Jac.M.Burke & S.D.Lawson nom. inval. taxonomic synonym: Thelychiton biconvexus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium speciosum var. blackdownense Peter B.Adams legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium rupicoloides J.M.H.Shaw legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium biconvexum (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) J.M.H.Shaw legitimate taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium epiphyticum (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) J.M.H.Shaw legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Thelychiton coriaceus D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium coriaceum (D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.) J.M.H.Shaw legitimate

• APC Comment: F.G.Brieger in F.R.R.Schlechter, Die Orchideen 3: 724 (1981) lists the name “Dendrocoryne speciosum var. speciosum” but as the generic name had not been validly published (ICN Art. 35.1 (Melbourne Code (2012)) this autonym is not established.
• APC Dist.: Qld, NSW, Vic

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 685 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Thelychiton speciosus (Sm.) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

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