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): 11, t. CX A. [basionym]

basionym of: Prasophyllum brevilabre (Lindl.) Hook.f. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 68 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Prasophyllum brevilabre (Lindl.) Hook.f. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 31 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Prasophyllum brevilabre (Lindl.) Hook.f. legitimate

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, Insula Van Diemen, Dec. 1837". R. Gunn 923 (5 specimens plus drawing of a flower, lip and column)."

Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Prasophyllum. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 382 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Prasophyllum brevilabre (Lindl.) Hook.f. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Prasophyllum brevilabre (Lindl.) Hook.f. legitimate

Bates, R.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Prasophyllum. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 872 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Prasophyllum brevilabre (Lindl.) Hook.f. legitimate

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1 August 1998), A taxonomic review of Prasophyllum in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 102 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Prasophyllum brevilabre (Lindl.) Hook.f. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory: 277 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "short lip or labellum"

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Prasophyllum brevilabre (Lindl.) Hook.f. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 326 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Paraprasophyllum brevilabre D.L.Jones nom. inval.

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