Lindley, J. (January 1840), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 388 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Hab. in Tasmannia, in saxetis siccis, Julio florens, Gunn 751 (hab. s. sp. ab indefesso inventore)"

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 89 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 113 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 198 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 256 [secondary reference]

Ewart, A.J., White, J.R. & Tovey, J.R. (1908), Contributions to the Flora of Australia. Journal and Proceedings of the Royal Society of New South Wales 42: 193 [basionym]

basionym of: Pterostylis reflexa var. praecox (Lindl.) Ewart & Jean White legitimate

Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 151 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 246 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 92 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 20 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 32 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 119 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Pterostylis. Flora of New South Wales 4: 179 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1 August 1998), A taxonomic review of Pterostylis R.Br. in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 139 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Jones, D.L., Clements, M.A. & Molloy, B.P.J. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (28 November 2002), A synopsis of the subtribe Pterostylidinae. Australian Orchid Research 4: 126 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Diplodium alatum (Labill.) Sw. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Pterostylis alata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 486 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Diplodium alatum (Labill.) Sw. legitimate

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