Rogers, R.S. (1927), Contributions to the orchidology of Australia. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 51: 294 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Western Australia. Pindalup, in jarrah forest; Mr. P. Barwise, Nov. 1926."

Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 23 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (1961), Notes of Western Australian Orchidaceae; 1. reduction of five species to synonymy. Western Australian Naturalist 8(2): 40-41 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2): 182 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Pindalup, P.J. Barwise, Nov. 1926 - holo.:AD, iso.:PERTH."

• Text: This is now considered to be an aberrant form of Microtis alba R.Br.

Bates, R. (19 June 1984), The genus Microtis R.Br. (Orchidaceae): a taxonomic revision with notes on biology. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 7(1): 80 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microtis alba R.Br. legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 55 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microtis alba R.Br. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 94 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microtis alba R.Br. legitimate

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

misapplied to: Microtis alba R.Br. legitimate by Gardner, C.A. (1930), Part I. Pteridophyta-Proteaceae. Enumeratio Plantarum Australiae Occidentalis: 23

Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (2019), Notes on Australasian orchids 5: Paraprasophyllum, a new genus in Prasophyllinae (Diurideae). Australian Orchid Review 84(5): 30 [secondary reference]

• Type: "Western Australia, Pindalup, Nov. 1926, P.J. Barwise s.n. (holo AD)."

Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (2019), Notes on Australasian orchids 5: Paraprasophyllum, a new genus in Prasophyllinae (Diurideae). Australian Orchid Review 84(5): 30 [basionym]

basionym of: Microtis gracilis (R.S.Rogers) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 397 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Microtis gracilis (R.S.Rogers) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones legitimate

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