Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 327 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "(J.) v.v."

Wikstrom, J.E. in Wikstrom, J.E. (ed.) (1829), Adnotationes botanicae, quas reliquit Olavus Swartz: 51 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Arethusa reflexa (Labill.) Sw. legitimate

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]

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 359 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Pterostylis revoluta R.Br. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Pterostylis scabra Lindl. legitimate misapplication: Pterostylis pyramidalis Lindl. legitimate by Endlicher, S.F.L. in Lehmann, J.G.C. (ed.) (1846), Orchideae. Plantae Preissianae 2(1): 5

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

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

Sargent, O.H. (1906), Orchids occurring in York. Journal of the West Australian Natural History Society 2(3): 11 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 538 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 198 [secondary reference]

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

• Etymology: Bent back.

Pescott, E.E. (10 July 1925), Two autumn Greenhood orchids. The Victorian Naturalist 42(3): 65, pl. II [secondary reference]

Rogers, R.S. (1927), Contributions to the orchidology of Australia. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 51: 297 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Pterostylis robusta R.S.Rogers legitimate by Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 359

Rogers, R.S. (1927), Contributions to the orchidology of Australia. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 51: 296 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Pterostylis robusta R.S.Rogers legitimate by Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 151

Rogers, R.S. (1927), Contributions to the orchidology of Australia. Transactions and proceedings of the Royal Society of South Australia 51: 297 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Pterostylis robusta R.S.Rogers legitimate by Pescott, E.E. (10 July 1925), Two autumn Greenhood orchids. The Victorian Naturalist 42(3): 65, pl. II

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 246 [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Pterostylis robusta R.S.Rogers legitimate by Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 359

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 90-91 [secondary reference]

common name: Dainty Greenhood [n/a]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 467 [secondary reference]

common name: Dainty Greenhood [n/a]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 134 [secondary reference]

common name: Small Autumn greenhood [n/a]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 407 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 33 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 206 [secondary reference]

common name: Dainty Greenhood [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Pterostylis. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 404 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 126 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "`Port Jackson', 1803, R. Brown s.n. (lectotype specimen (a) BM! here designated, isolectotype AD! BM! P! W!)."

Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Pterostylis. Flora of New South Wales 4: 180 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Pterostylis. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 811 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Pterostylis longipetala Rupp legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 407

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 107-108, Plate 264 [secondary reference]

common name: Dainty Greenhood [n/a]

Williams, K.A.W. (1999), Native Plants of Queensland 4: 334 [secondary reference]

common name: Dainty Greenhood [n/a]

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 107-108, Plate 264 [secondary reference]

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: 71 [basionym]

basionym of: Diplodium reflexum (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Jeanes, J.A. in Ross, J.H. & Walsh, N.G. (June 2003), Orchidaceae. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria Edn. 7: 26 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Pterostylis longipetala Rupp legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 327

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]

• Comment: Name misapplied by Jones (1989), current name uncertain

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 200 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Pterostylis robusta R.S.Rogers legitimate by Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 327

Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory: 280 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "reflexed backwards"

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: 40, 65, 76 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Pterostylis reflexa R.Br. var. reflexa legitimate nomenclatural synonym: Diplodium reflexum (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate misapplication: Pterostylis longipetala Rupp legitimate by Jones, D.L. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Pterostylis. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 811, 813, Fig. 166j-k misapplication: Pterostylis longipetala Rupp legitimate by Backhouse, G.N. & Jeanes, J.A. (1995), The Orchids of Victoria: 294

• APC Dist.: NSW, Vic

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

misapplied to: Pterostylis robusta R.S.Rogers legitimate by Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 151

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 484 [nomenclatural synonym]

nomenclatural synonym of: Diplodium reflexum (R.Br.) D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

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