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): 461 [comb. nov.]

basionym: Prasophyllum nigricans R.Br. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 21, 23, 24, 25 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Prasophyllum nigricans R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Genoplesium nigricans (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Prasophyllum fuscoviride Reader legitimate

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: 197 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Genoplesium nigricans (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

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: 17, 95 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym of: Genoplesium nigricans (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (2019), Notes on Australasian orchids 5: Paraprasophyllum, a new genus in Prasophyllinae (Diurideae). Australian Orchid Review 84(5): 27 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 383 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Prasophyllum nigricans R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Genoplesium nigricans (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate common name: Dark Midge Orchid [n/a]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (7 July 2021), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Prasophyllum nigricans R.Br. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Genoplesium nigricans (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Prasophyllum horburyanum Rupp legitimate

• APC Comment: Treated as Genoplesium nigricans in SA and NSW. Circumscription of Corunastylis nigricans (as Genoplesium nigricans) in SA includes Corunastylis fuscoviridis and Corunastylis tepperi.
• APC Dist.: SA, NSW

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