Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 321 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (M.) v.v.

Lindley, J. (February 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 395 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (24 October 1854), Second general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the Colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 15 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1865), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(35): 97 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microtis viridis F.Muell. nom. illeg.

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

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 195 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microtis porrifolia R.Br. ex Spreng. nom. illeg., nom. superfl.

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 92 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. legitimate

George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2): 185 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: King George Sound, R. Brown, Dec. 1801 - holo.: BM, iso.: K.

taxonomic synonym: Microtis gymnadenioides Diels legitimate

• Comment: Although the Brown specimen is cited by George as "holo", his citation is here treated as effective lectotypification of the name.

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1984), Orchids of South-West Australia: 232-233 [secondary reference]

common name: Beautiful Mignonette [n/a]

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): 63-64 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Microtis gymnadenioides Diels legitimate

Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 56 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 328 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 379 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 95-96 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Microtis gymnadenioides Diels legitimate pro parte taxonomic synonym: Microtis pulchella var. vivax Lindl. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 96 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. legitimate by Lindley, J. (February 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 395

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 117, 139 [secondary reference]

Bates, R.J. (21 September 1990), Notes on the genus Microtis (Orchidaceae) in Western Australia with the description of two new taxa. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens 13: 58 [secondary reference]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2: 280 [secondary reference]

common name: Beautiful Mignonette Orchid [n/a]

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 190 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. legitimate by Lindley, J. (February 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 395

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1998), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2 (revised): 280 [secondary reference]

common name: Beautiful Mignonette Orchid [n/a]

Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000), The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue: 87 [secondary reference]

common name: Beautiful Mignonette Orchid [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 373 [secondary reference]

common name: Slender Mignonette Orchid [n/a] common name: Beautiful Mignonette Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 222 [secondary reference]

common name: Beautiful mignonette orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "pretty, alluding to the pretty flowers of this species"

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3: 336 [secondary reference]

common name: Beautiful Mignonette Orchid [n/a]

Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016), Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories: 29, 130 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Microtis pulchella R.Br. var. pulchella legitimate taxonomic synonym: Microtis gymnadenioides Diels legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA

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

misapplied to: Microtis unifolia (G.Forst.) Rchb.f. legitimate by Lindley, J. (February 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 395

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]

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 400 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Microtis gymnadenioides Diels legitimate common name: Beautiful Mignonette Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2: 54 [secondary reference]

common name: Beautiful Mignonette Orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Latin pulchellus (pretty, beautiful), in reference to the attractive flowers."

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