Lindley, J. (September 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 514 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in Tasmannia; in humidis circa Rocky Cape, Dec. Gunn. 922, 923 (hab. s. sp.)."

Hooker, J.D. (3 May 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(6): 10, t. 110B [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 66 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Prasophyllum australe R.Br. legitimate by Hooker, J.D. (3 May 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(6): 10, t. 110B

Clements, M.A. (December 1983), Notes on the content of John Lindley's Orchid Herbarium. The Orchadian 7(10): 243 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: " "Rocky Cape, Dec. 1837", R. Gunn 922 (3 specimens)."

Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Prasophyllum. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 381 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prasophyllum australe R.Br. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 111 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prasophyllum australe R.Br. legitimate

Bates, R.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Prasophyllum. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 871 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prasophyllum australe R.Br. legitimate

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1 August 1998), A taxonomic review of Prasophyllum in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 101 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prasophyllum australe R.Br. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Prasophyllum australe R.Br. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 305 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prasophyllum australe R.Br. legitimate

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