Lindley, J. (September 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 459 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in Tasmannia; ad Rocky Cape, arena sterili, Decembre florens, Gunn. 920."

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 55, Fig. 7 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Calochilus saprophyticus R.S.Rogers legitimate common name: Pale Beard-orchid [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 27 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Calochilus campestris R.Br. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 422 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Calochilus campestris R.Br. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 35 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "`Tasmania, Rocky Cape', Dec. 1837, R. Gunn 920 (lectotype specimen (3b) K-L! here designated, isolectotype K! W!)."

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), Introduction and the genera Acianthus, Arthrochilus, X Calassodia, Calochilus, Corybas, Cyrtostylis, Dipodium, Dockrillia, Gastrodia, Leptoceras, Microtis, Pyrorchis and Townsonia. Australian Orchid Research 3: 5 [secondary reference]

Buchanan, A.M. in Buchanan, A.M. (ed.) (1999), A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania Edn. 3: 64 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 100 [secondary reference]

common name: Pale Beard Orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "soft, fleshy"

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 20 [secondary reference]

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: 196 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Calochilus campestris R.Br. legitimate by Lindley, J. (September 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 459

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 96 [secondary reference]

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: 15, 95, 105, 112 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Calochilus herbaceous G.N.Backh. & Jeanes orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Vic, Tas

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 417 [secondary reference]

common name: Fleshy Beard Orchid [n/a]

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