Richard, L.C.M. in Smith, J.J. (1817), De Orchideis Europaeis Annotationes: 20, 28, 36 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (not designated).

• Comment: Nom. cons. (ref. I.C.B.N. (1988) No. 1490).

Lindley, J. (1824), The Botanical Register: Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants, Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment 10: subt. 823 [secondary reference]

Don, G. in Loudon, J.C. (1830), Loudon's Hortus Britannicus Edn. 1: 368 [basionym]

basionym of: Neottia sect. Spiranthes (Rich.) G.Don legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 111 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 536 [secondary reference]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 183 [secondary reference]

Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 145-146 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "Greek speira, a coil; anthos, a flower."

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 240 [secondary reference]

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 105-106 [secondary reference]

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 479 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Ladies Tresses [n/a]

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 128 [secondary reference]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 33 [secondary reference]

Greuter, W., Burdet, H.M., Chaloner, W.G., Demoulin, V., Grolle, R., Hawkesworth, D.L., Nicolson, D.H., Silva, P.C., Stafleu, F.A., Voss, E.G. & McNeill, J. (ed.) (1988), International Code of Botanical Nomenclature, Berlin, 1988. Regnum Vegetabile 118: 184 [secondary reference]

• Type: Spiranthes autumnalis Rich., nom. illeg., typ. cons.

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 424 [secondary reference]

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 417 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 135 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Aristotelea Lour. legitimate

Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 143 [secondary reference]

common name: Ladies tresses [n/a]

Brummitt, R.K. (1992), Vascular Plant Families and Genera: 279 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Monustes Raf. legitimate

Bernhardt, P. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Spiranthes. Flora of New South Wales 4: 221 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 56 [secondary reference]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 743 [secondary reference]

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 178 [secondary reference]

common name: Ladies' Tresses [n/a]

Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 253 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "... from the Greek speira (spiral) and anthos (flower), in reference to the spiral arrangement of the flowers in the spike."

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 178 [secondary reference]

common name: Ladies' Tresses [n/a]

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: 281 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: "from the Greek speira, spiral, twisted and anthos, flower; reference to the flowers arranged spirally on the inflorescence"

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 814 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Neottia sect. Spiranthes (Rich.) G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Neottia Guett. nom. cons. taxonomic synonym: Orchiastrum Ség. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Aristotelea Lour. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Monustes Raf. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Aristotelia Dockrill orth. var.

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

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 611 [secondary reference]

common name: Spiral Orchids [n/a]

Brown, A. (19 July 2022), The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2: 324 [secondary reference]

common name: Ladies Tresses [n/a]

• Etymology: "From the Greek speira (coil) and -anthos (flower), in reference to the spirally arranged inflorescence."

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