Lindley, J. (May 1830), The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants: 63 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Phreatia elegans Lindley

Bentham, G. (23 September 1873), Flora Australiensis 6: 290 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 110 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Plexaure Endl. legitimate

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 527 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 657-663 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 609 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 107 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Plexaure Endl. legitimate

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 342 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Plexaure Endl. legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 334 [secondary reference]

Du Puy, D.J., Jones, D.L. & Edgar, E. (1993), Orchidaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 521-522 [secondary reference]

Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 535 [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 658 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 758 [secondary reference]

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