Nicholls, W.H. (9 August 1945), Orchid notes. The Victorian Naturalist 62(4): 61, figs G-J (p. 63). [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Gorae, via Portland, Vic. (Mr. Clifford Beauglehole, Oct., 1943. TYPE.)"

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 96 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 21 [secondary reference]

• Type: "... (holo MEL)."

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 763 [secondary reference]

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 130, Plate 316 [secondary reference]

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 130, Plate 316 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (December 2000), Four new names in Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae), and a note on C. carnea var. subulata Nicholls. The Orchadian 13(6): 256 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "....drawing by Nicholls in the Victorian Naturalist 62: 61, figs G-J (1945), based on specimens collected at Gorae via Portland, Victoria, Oct. 1943, C.Beauglehole s.n. is here selected as the lectotype."

Jones, D.L. (December 2000), Four new names in Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae), and a note on C. carnea var. subulata Nicholls. The Orchadian 13(6): 256 [basionym]

basionym of: Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones legitimate

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.K. & Mackenzie, A.M. (September 2001), A new classification of Caladenia R.Br. (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(9): 410 [basionym]

basionym of: Petalochilus ornatus (Nicholls) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 18 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones legitimate

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 194 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 80 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Caladenia ornata (Nicholls) D.L.Jones legitimate

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