Orchidaceae Juss.
Corysanthes R.Br. , legitimate, scientific
Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 328 [tax. nov.]
  • Type: (not designated).
Brown, R. in Flinders, M. (1814), General remarks, geographical and systematical, on the Botany of Terra Australis. A Voyage to Terra Australis 2, Appendix III: 610 [secondary reference]
Endlicher, S.F.L. (1837), Genera Plantarum Secundum Ordines Naturales Disposita 3: 218 [secondary reference]
  • Lectotype: Corysanthes fimbriata R.Br.
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 112 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Corybas Salisb. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Nematoceras Hook.f. legitimate
Kuntze, C.E.O. in Post, T. von & Kuntze, O. (1903), Lexikon Generum Phanerogamarum: 143 [basionym]
basionym of: Corybas sect. Corysanthes (R.Br.) Kuntze legitimate
Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 264 [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: 195-196 [secondary reference]
common name: Red Helmets [n/a]
Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 129 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: Greek korys, a helmet; anthos, a flower.
Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 72 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Corybas Salisb. legitimate
George, A.S. (5 May 1971), A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2): 177 [nomenclatural synonym]
nomenclatural synonym of: Corybas Salisb. legitimate
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 28 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Corybas Salisb. legitimate
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 38 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Corybas Salisb. legitimate
Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 115 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Corybas Salisb. legitimate
Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory: 278 [secondary reference]
  • Etymology: "from the Greek corys, helmet and anthos, flower; reference to the distinctive helmet-like flowers"
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Corybas Salisb. legitimate
Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 61 [secondary reference]
common name: Toothed Helmet Orchids [n/a]
Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 1: 214 [secondary reference]
common name: Helmet orchids [n/a]
  • Etymology: "From the Greek korys (helmet) and -anthos (flower)."