Jones, D.L. & French, C.J. (2016), Three new species in the Diuris corymbosa Lindley complex (Orchidaceae) from Western Australia. Australian Orchid Review 81(4): 27-31 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Western Australia. Kweda North Road, 3.3 km south of Brookton Hwy, C.J.French 5451 (ORG156), 11 Aug. 1996 (holo CBG 9707824)."

• Etymology: "From the Greek brachys, short and scapus, stem, in reference to the generally short habit of this species when compared with D. corymbosa."

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

taxonomic synonym: Diuris sp. Western Wheatbelt (G.J.Keighery & N.Gibson 6951) WA Herbarium [n/a] misapplication: Diuris porrifolia Lindl. legitimate by Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 156 misapplication: Diuris porrifolia Lindl. legitimate by Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3: 466

• APC Dist.: WA

Parker, C.M. & Percy-Bower, J.M. (22 March 2018), Updates to Western Australia’s vascular plant census for 2017. Nuytsia 29: 7 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Diuris sp. Western Wheatbelt (G.J.Keighery & N.Gibson 6951) WA Herbarium [n/a]

• APC Dist.: WA

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 248-249 [secondary reference]

common name: Western Wheatbelt Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1: 252 [secondary reference]

common name: Western Wheatbelt Donkey Orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Greek brachys (short) and -scapus (stem), in reference to the generally short habit of this species when compared with the related Diuris corymbosa."

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