Lindley, J. (1 January 1840), A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony: li. [tax. nov.]

• Type: (none cited).

George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2): 180 [secondary reference]

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

George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2): 180 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Diuris setacea R.Br. legitimate

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: 823 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Diuris setacea R.Br. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 234 [secondary reference]

common name: Cat's-Face Orchid [n/a]

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

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2: 411 [secondary reference]

common name: Cat's-face Orchid [n/a]

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1998), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2 (revised): 411 [secondary reference]

common name: Cat's-face Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008), Orchids of Western Australia: 176 [secondary reference]

common name: Cat's face orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "thread-like leaf, alluding to the numerous narrow leaves of this species"

Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011), Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3: 494 [secondary reference]

common name: Cat's Face 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]

• APC Dist.: WA

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 242 [secondary reference]

common name: Cat's-Face Orchid [n/a]

Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1: 290 [secondary reference]

common name: Cat's-Face Orchid [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Latin fili (thread) and -folia (leaves), in reference to the tuft of fine leaves at the base of the flowering stem."

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