Mueller, F.J.H. von (1867), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 6(43): 94 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "In vicinia promontorii Cape York, Francisco Jardine lectum."

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. sumneri (F.Muell.) F.M.Bailey legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Dendrobium phalaenopsis Fitzg. legitimate

• Comment: Mueller lists "Dendrobium Phalaenopsis = D. sumneri.". Dendrobium phalaenopsis Fitzg. and Dendrobium sumneri F.Muell. were both previously accepted by Mueller on pages 110 of the Systematic Census (1882) but D. sumneri was the only one treated in Mueller's Second Systematic Census on p. 186 (1889). Therefore Dendrobium sumneri is here treated as being the accepted name in this Supplement with Dendrobium phalaenopsis in synonymy.

Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 186 [secondary reference]

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

basionym of: Callista sumneri (F.Muell.) Kuntze legitimate

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

Blake, S.T. (1964), Dendrobium bigibbum, Dendrobium phalaenopsis and the Cooktown Orchid. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Queensland 74(4): 33 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. & Paxton legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 436 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. & Paxton var. bigibbum legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. & Paxton legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 585 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Dendrobium bigibbum Lindl. & Paxton var. bigibbum legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Vappodes bigibba (Lindl. & Paxton) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Dendrobium summeri F.M.Bailey orth. var.

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 Lindl. & Paxton var. bigibbum legitimate

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: 674 [taxonomic synonym]

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

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