Lindley, J. (1 January 1840), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: lii. [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not cited).

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 113 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2): 171 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "Swan River, Drummond – lecto.: K-L, iso.: K, G;"

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 55 [secondary reference]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Orchidaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 845 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia ixioides Lindl. legitimate common name: Blue China Orchid [n/a]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 99-100 [secondary reference]

common name: Blue China Orchid [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 25 [secondary reference]

• Type: "... 1839, ,J. Drummond s.n. (lecto K-L!, isolectotype E! FI! K!)."

taxonomic synonym: Caladenia pellita Endl. legitimate

Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (June 2000), New genera , subgenera, combinations, and species in the Caladenia alliance (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Lindleyana 15(2): 123 [basionym]

basionym of: Cyanicula gemmata (Lindl.) Hopper & A.P.Br. legitimate

Szlachetko, D.L. (28 February 2001), Genera et species Orchidalium. 1. Polish Botanical Journal 46(1): 20 [basionym]

basionym of: Pentisea gemmata (Lindl.) Szlach. legitimate

Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (29 April 2004), Robert Brown's Caladenia revisited, including a revision of its sister genera Cyanicula, Ericksonella and Pheladenia (Caladeniinae: Orchidaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 17(2): 217 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyanicula gemmata (Lindl.) Hopper & A.P.Br. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyanicula gemmata (Lindl.) Hopper & A.P.Br. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 193 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Cyanicula gemmata (Lindl.) Hopper & A.P.Br. legitimate

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