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

• Type: "Portland, Vic. (Mrs. E. Mellblom, Oct.–Nov., 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 [secondary reference]

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 130 [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): 257 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "...drawing by Nicholls in the Victorian Naturalist 62:61, figs A-F (1945), based on specimens collected at Portland, Victoria, Oct.-Nov. 1913, E. Mellblom s.n....."

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): 257 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Caladenia carnea R.Br. 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 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Caladenia carnea R.Br. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Caladenia carnea R.Br. 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: 7, 93, 110 [secondary reference]

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

taxonomic synonym of: Caladenia carnea R.Br. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 74 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Caladenia carnea R.Br. legitimate

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