Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1840), Appendix to Vols 1-23. Edwards's Botanical Register Part 3: li [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

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

• Lectotype: Swan River, Drummond - lecto.: K-L, syn. K, G; Swan River, Mangles - syn.: K-L.

• APC Dist.: WA

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

taxonomic synonym of: Diuris emarginata R.Br. var. emarginata legitimate

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 232 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 68 [secondary reference]

Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990), Western Australia's Endangered Flora: 18, 51, Fig. 96 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2: 409 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1998), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2 (revised): 409 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 19 [secondary reference]

Wheeler, J.R., Marchant, N.G. & Lewington, M. (2002), Flora of the South West 1: 364 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 174 [secondary reference]

common name: Swamp donkey orchid [n/a] common name: Tall donkey orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "named for James Drummond who made the first collection of the species"

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2009), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Diuris drummondi Lindl. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3: 492 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Donkey 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: 24, 128 [secondary reference]

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

orthographic variant: Diuris drummondi Lindl. orth. var.

• APC Dist.: WA

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 241 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Donkey Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1: 288 [secondary reference]

common name: Tall Donkey Orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "Named in honour of James Drummond who was the first government naturalist in Western Australia and who collected the type of this species."

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