Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 354, 361 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

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: 80 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Pterostylis barbata Lindl., here designated.

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: 80 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Plumatichilos Szlach. sect. Plumatichilos legitimate

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 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pterostylis sect. Filiformae Rupp legitimate taxonomic synonym: Plumatichilos Szlach. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Plumatichilos sect. Plumosa D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

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