Smith, J.E. (1805), Exotic Botany 1: 57, t. 30 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "A Native of New South Wales ..."

Dryander, J.C. in Koenig, K.D.E. & Sims, J. (ed.) (1 September 1806), Chloris Novae Hollandiae; or, Catalogue of the Plants of New Holland and Van Dieman's Island hitherto published, as far as they have come to the knowledge of J. Dryander. Annals of Botany 2(3): 529 [secondary reference]

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: 190 [secondary reference]

Dixon, W.A. (1906), The Plants of New South Wales: 259 [secondary reference]

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

common name: Tiger Orchid [n/a]

Sulman, F. (1914), A Popular Guide to the Wild Flowers of New South Wales II: 193, 194, Plate LXI, 236 [secondary reference]

common name: Spotted Double Tail [n/a]

Rogers, R.S. in Black, J.M. (1922), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia 1: 143 [secondary reference]

• Etymology: Spotted.

Black, J.M. (1943), Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 1: 238 [secondary reference]

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 14-15 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Diuris curvifolia Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Diuris pardina Lindl. legitimate

Beadle, N.C.W., Evans, O.D. & Carolin, R.C. (1962), Handbook of the Vascular Plants of the Sydney District and Blue Mountains: 477 [secondary reference]

Burbidge, N.T. & Gray, M. (1970), Flora of the Australian Capital Territory: 126, Fig, 117A, B. [secondary reference]

Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 359 [secondary reference]

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 34, Pl. 6 [secondary reference]

common name: Leopard Orchid [n/a]

Cunningham, G.M., Mulham, W.E., Milthorpe, P.L. & Leigh, J.H. (1981), Plants of Western New South Wales: 198 [secondary reference]

common name: Spotted Double Tails [n/a] common name: Nanny Goats [n/a] common name: Leopard Orchid [n/a]

Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 29 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Diuris curvifolia Lindl. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Diuris pardina Lindl. legitimate

Beardsell, D.V., Clements, M.A., Hutchinson, J.F. & Williams, E.G. (1986), Pollination of Diurus maculata R.Br. (Orchidaceae) by floral mimicry of the native legumes Daviesia spp. and Pultenaea scabra R.Br. Australian Journal of Botany 34(2): 165-173 [secondary reference]

Weber, J.Z. & Bates, R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 2088 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 237 [secondary reference]

common name: Spotted Doubletail [n/a] common name: Leopard Orchid [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Diuris. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 411 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Diuris curvifolia Lindl. legitimate common name: Leopard Orchid [n/a]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 69 [secondary reference]

Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 84-85 (map), Figs 124, 128 & 136, Plates 102-103 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Diuris pardina Lindl. legitimate common name: leopard orchid [n/a] common name: donkey ears [n/a] common name: Common donkey-orchid [n/a]

• Text: "Commonly forms hybrids with D.longifolia ..., D. lanceolata and D. palustris"

Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Diuris. Flora of New South Wales 4: 142 [secondary reference]

common name: Spotted Doubletail [n/a]

Entwisle, T.J. in Walsh, N.G. & Entwisle, T.J. (ed.) (1994), Orchidaceae. Flora of Victoria Edn. 1, 2: 862 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Diuris pardina Lindl. legitimate by Willis, J.H. (1970), A Handbook to Plants in Victoria Edn. 2, 1: 359

Bishop, A. (1996), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 1: 13-14, Plate 22 [secondary reference]

common name: Leopard Orchid [n/a]

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), A taxonomic review of Diuris in Tasmania. Australian Orchid Research 3: 80 [secondary reference]

• Text: "Endemic to central NSW. Tasmanian specimens referred to this species are D. pardina."

Bishop, A. (2000), Field guide to the orchids of New South Wales and Victoria Edn. 2: 13-14, Plate 22 [secondary reference]

common name: Leopard Orchid [n/a]

Barker, W.R., Barker, R.M., Jessop, J. & Vonow, H. (ed.) (18 March 2005), Census of South Australian Vascular Plants 5th Edition. Journal of the Adelaide Botanic Gardens Supplement 1: 197 [misapplied]

misapplied to: Diuris pardina Lindl. legitimate by Smith, J.E. (1805), Exotic Botany 1: 57, t. 30

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, 72 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Diuris maculata Sm. var. maculata legitimate

• APC Dist.: NSW

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

misapplied to: Diuris pardina Lindl. legitimate by Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 34, Pl. 6

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Diuris pardina Lindl. legitimate by Weber, J.Z. & Bates, R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 2088

[misapplied]

misapplied to: Diuris pardina Lindl. legitimate by Bates, R.J. & Weber, J.Z. (7 December 1990), Orchids of South Australia: 84-85 (map), Figs 124, 128 & 136, Plates 102-103

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (31 July 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [pro parte misapplied]

pro parte misapplied to: Diuris calcicola R.J.Bates legitimate by Weber, J.Z. & Bates, R. in Jessop, J.P. & Toelken, H.R. (ed.) (1986), Orchidaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 4, 4: 2088

Bostock, P.D. & Holland, A.E. (August 2018), Appendix A: New names and name and status changes 2017 to 2018. Introduction to the Census of the Queensland Flora 2018: 9 [unsourced misapplied]

misapplied to: Diuris chrysantha D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 228 [secondary reference]

common name: Spotted Donkey Orchid [n/a]

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