Rupp, H.M.R. (1933), The genus Pterostylis R.Br. [Orchidaceae]. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales 58(5-6): 423 [primary reference]

• 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: 65 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Pterostylis curta R.Br., 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: 65 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis R.Br. subg. Pterostylis 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): 262 [taxonomic synonym]

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

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