Forster, J.G.A. (1786), Florulae Insularum Australium Prodromus: 60 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Ibidem." [i.e. "Noua Caledonia."]

Hooker, J.D. (1890), Orchideae. The Flora of British India 6(17): 25 [basionym]

basionym of: Luisia tristis (G.Forst.) Hook.f. legitimate

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 672 [basionym]

basionym of: Luisia tristis (G.Forst.) Kuntze isonym

Kuntze, C.E.O. (5 November 1891), Revisio Generum Plantarum 2: 672 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Luisia teretifolia Gaudich. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 90 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "'New Caledonia', 8 Sep. 1774, G. Forster s.n. (lectotype BM! here designated, icon BM!))."

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 90 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Luisia teretifolia Gaudich. legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1994), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 2: 1010 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Luisia teretifolia Gaudich. legitimate

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

• APC Comment: Listed in synonymy of Luisia teretifolia Gaudich. by A.W.Dockrill, Austral. Indig. Orchids 2nd edn, 2: 1010 (1993). Luisia teretifolia is now considered to have been misapplied to Luisia atacta D.L.Jones in Australia.

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