Orchidaceae Juss.
Corybas recurvus D.L.Jones , legitimate, scientific
Jones, D.L. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (5 April 1991), New taxa of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 2: 47 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Western Australia; Toolbrunup, Stirling Ranges, 34°01'S, 117°50'E, 31 August 1986,D.L.Jones 2441 and T.D.Jones (holo CBG, iso CBG, PERTH)."
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2: 234 [secondary reference]
common name: Helmet Orchid [n/a]
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1998), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2 (revised): 234 [secondary reference]
common name: Helmet Orchid [n/a]
Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 83 [secondary reference]
Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 360 [secondary reference]
common name: Helmet Orchid [n/a]
Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A., Sharma, I.S., Mackenzie, A.M. & Molloy, B.P.J. (January 2002), Nomenclatural notes arising from studies into the Tribe Diurideae (Orchidaceae). The Orchadian 13(10): 447 [basionym]
basionym of: Corysanthes recurva (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate
Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 128 [secondary reference]
common name: Common helmet orchid [n/a]
  • Etymology: "bent bank, alluding to the strongly recurved flowers"
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3: 280 [secondary reference]
common name: Helmet Orchid [n/a]
  • Etymology: "... in having strongly recurved flowers which lead [sic] to its scientific name 'recurvus'."
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: 19, 127 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym: Corysanthes recurva (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate pro parte misapplication: Corybas diemenicus (Lindl.) Rupp & Nicholls legitimate by Hnatiuk, R.J. (ed.) (1990), Census of Australian Vascular Plants: 418 misapplication: Corybas dilatatus (Rupp & Nicholls) Rupp legitimate by Green, J.W. (1981), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia: 24 misapplication: Corybas dilatatus (Rupp & Nicholls) Rupp legitimate by Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 55, 203
  • APC Dist.: WA
Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 68 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Corysanthes recurva (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate
Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2024), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2023. Nuytsia 35: 4 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Corysanthes recurva (D.L.Jones) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate