Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (28 November 2002), A new classification of Pterostylis R.Br. (Orchidaceae). Australian Orchid Research 4: 77-78 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Pterostylis excelsa M.A.Clem.

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A. & Molloy, B.P.J. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (28 November 2002), A synopsis of the subtribe Pterostylidinae. Australian Orchid Research 4: 132 [secondary reference]

Janes, J.K. & Duretto, M.F. (31 August 2010), A new classification for subtribe Pterostylidinae (Orchidaceae), reaffirming Pterostylis in the broad sense. Australian Systematic Botany 23(4): 266 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis R.Br. sect. Oligochaetochilus legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 570 [secondary reference]

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