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

• Type: (not cited).

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

basionym of: Caleya nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate

George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2): 177 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Swan River, Drummond – holo.: K-L; iso.: K."

Blaxell, D.F. (14 December 1972), Arthrochilus F.Muell. and related genera (Orchidaceae) in Australasia. Contributions from the New South Wales National Herbarium 4(5): 283 [basionym]

basionym of: Paracaleana nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) Blaxell legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Paracaleana nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) Blaxell legitimate

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: 831 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Paracaleana nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) Blaxell legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 34 [secondary reference]

• Type: "... holo K-L!, iso E! G! K!)."

nomenclatural synonym: Paracaleana nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) Blaxell legitimate

Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (September 2005), Miscellaneous nomenclature notes and changes in Australian, New Guinea and New Zealand Orchidaceae. The Orchadian 15(1): 36 [basionym]

basionym of: Sullivania nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Hopper, S.D. & Brown, A.P. (30 June 2006), Australia's wasp-pollinated flying duck orchids revised (Paracaleana: Orchidaceae). Australian Systematic Botany 19(3): 234 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Paracaleana nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) Blaxell legitimate

Miller, J.T. & Clements, M.A. (30 June 2014), Molecular phylogenetic analyses of Drakaeinae: Diurideae (Orchidaceae) based on DNA sequences of the internal transcribed spacer region. Australian Systematic Botany 27(1): 17 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Paracaleana nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) Blaxell legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Sullivania nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym: Caleya nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) F.Muell. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Paracaleana nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) Blaxell legitimate taxonomic synonym: Sullivania nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

• APC Comment: Treated as Paracaleana nigrita in WA.
• APC Dist.: WA

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 292 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Sullivania nigrita (J.Drumm. ex Lindl.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

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