Smith, J.E. (1798), The Characters of Twenty New Genera of Plants. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 4: 222 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

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

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 258-259 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 537 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 192 [secondary reference]

common name: Double Tails [n/a]

Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 142 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Greek dis, two; oura, a tail: referring to the lateral sepals.

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 236-237 [secondary reference]

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 10-20, 139-143 [secondary reference]

common name: Double-Tails [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: 477, Fig. 56 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 61-69 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 124-126 [secondary reference]

George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2): 178 [secondary reference]

Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. in Farr, E.R., Leussink, J.A. & Stafleu, F.A. (ed.) (1979), Index Nominum Genericorum 1: 568 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: Diuris aurea Smith, Exot. Bot. 1 (1805) 15

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 30-32 [secondary reference]

common name: Double Tails [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 29 [secondary reference]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1984), Orchids of South-West Australia: 355 [secondary reference]

common name: Donkey Orchids [n/a]

Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Orchidaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2: 821-822 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 222, 225 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Diuris. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 409-410 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 66 [secondary reference]

Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 79-80, Fig. 19 [secondary reference]

common name: Double-tails [n/a] common name: Donkey-orchids [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (5 April 1991), New taxa of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 2: 52-62 [secondary reference]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2: 385 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 147-148 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Diuris. Flora of New South Wales 4: 138-139 [secondary reference]

common name: Donkey orchids [n/a]

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 3-4 [secondary reference]

common name: Donkey Orchids [n/a] common name: Doubletails [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), A taxonomic review of Diuris in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 73 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 132-133 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "... is derived from the Greek dis (two) and oura (tail), and refers to the paired lateral sepals projecting downwards..."

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 3-4 [secondary reference]

common name: Donkey Orchids [n/a] common name: Doubletails [n/a]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 363 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (2006), Miscellaneous new species of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 5: 75 [secondary reference]

Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 155 [secondary reference]

common name: Donkey orchids [n/a]

• Etymology: "double-tailed, alluding to the two narrow lateral sepals found on all species"

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory: 278 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek dis, double, and oura, tail; reference to the conspicuous tail-like lateral sepals that protrude from the base of the flower"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 283 [secondary reference]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3: 457 [secondary reference]

common name: Donkey Orchids [n/a]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Diuris Sm. sect. Diuris legitimate

• APC Dist.: WA, SA, Qld, NSW, ACT, Vic, Tas

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 212-213 [secondary reference]

common name: Doubletails [n/a] common name: Donkey Orchids [n/a]

Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1: 244 [secondary reference]

common name: Pansy Orchids [n/a] common name: Nanny Goat Orchids [n/a] common name: Bee Orchids [n/a] common name: Donkey Orchids [n/a]

• Etymology: From the Greek dis (double) and -oura (tall), in reference to the two narrow lateral sepals."

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