Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 319 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Genoplesium baueri R.Br.

Hooker, J.D. (3 May 1858), The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(6): 10, 13 [basionym]

basionym of: Prasophyllum sect. Genoplesium (R.Br.) Hook.f. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 112 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Prasophyllum R.Br. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 30 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Genoplesium. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 383-384 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 81 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. & Clements, M.A. (September 1989), Reinterpretation of the genus Genoplesium R.Br. (Orchidaceae: Prasophyllinae). Lindleyana 4(3): 139-145 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Prasophyllum sect. Genoplesium (R.Br.) Hook.f. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Prasophyllum sect. Bifida G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Anticheirostylis Fitzg. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Corunastylis Fitzg. legitimate

Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 104, 114 [secondary reference]

common name: MIdge-Orchids [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (5 April 1991), New taxa of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 2: 66-75 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 176-177 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Genoplesium. Flora of New South Wales 4: 163 [secondary reference]

common name: Midge Orchids [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Genoplesium. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 886-887 [secondary reference]

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 49-50 [secondary reference]

common name: Midge Orchids [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), A taxonomic review of Genoplesium in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 86 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 150-151 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "... is derived from the Greek genos (race or kind) and plesios (affinity) and was originally coined in 1810 to indicate a close relationship with Prasophyllum."

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 49-50 [secondary reference]

common name: Midge Orchids [n/a]

Szlachetko, D.L. (28 February 2001), Genera et species Orchidalium. 1. Polish Botanical Journal 46(1): 12 [secondary reference]

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): 462 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 354 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Corunastylis Fitzg. legitimate

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

nomenclatural synonym: Prasophyllum sect. Genoplesium (R.Br.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Genoplesium R.Br. sect. Genoplesium legitimate taxonomic synonym: Anticheirostylis Fitzg. nom. illeg., nom. superfl. taxonomic synonym: Corunastylis Fitzg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Carunastylis F.Muell. orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Antichirostylis Kuntze orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Corynostylus T.Post & Kuntze orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Corunostylis T.Post & Kuntze orth. var. taxonomic synonym: Genoplesium subg. Corunastylis (Fitzg.) Szlach. legitimate

• APC Comment: Corunastylis is recognised as a distinct taxon in Qld.
• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. (2019), Notes on Australasian orchids 5: Paraprasophyllum, a new genus in Prasophyllinae (Diurideae). Australian Orchid Review 84(5): 28 APC [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Prasophyllum sect. Genoplesium (R.Br.) Hook.f. legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Genoplesium R.Br. sect. Genoplesium legitimate

• APC Comment: Circumscription of Genoplesium in SA and NSW includes Corunastylis.
• APC Dist.: NSW

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 388 [secondary reference]

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