Brown, R. (27 March 1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802-1805: 317 [tax. nov.]

• Type: (J.D.) v.v.

taxonomic synonym: Malaxis subulata Labill. legitimate

Mueller, F.J.H. von (20 October 1853), First general report of the Government Botanist on the vegetation of the colony. Victoria - Parliamentary Papers- Votes and Proceedings of the Legislative Assembly: 18 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 89 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 112 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 191 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 254 [secondary reference]

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 537 [secondary reference]

common name: Duck Orchid [n/a]

Domin, K. (1915), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 20(85): 546 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 146-147, pl. 9, Fig. 1-5 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Long-leaved.

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 241 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 77 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 124 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Hunt, P.F. (1970), Cryptostylis subulata. Curtis's Botanical Magazine 178(1): t. 573 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 125 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 28 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 390 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 43 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "`Middle Island, Port Dalrymple', 13 Jan. 1804, R. Brown s.n. (lectotype specimen (a) BM! here designated, isolectotype AD! E! K! P!)."

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 43 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 64 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 746 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2011), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

orthographic variant: Cryptostylis longiflora F.M.Bailey orth. var.

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 298 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Cryptostylis subulata (Labill.) Rchb.f. legitimate

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