Fitzgerald, R.D. (March 1888), Australian Orchids 2(4): 3rd plate [tax. nov.]

• Type: " ... named after my friend G.H. Sheaffe, District Surveyor, at Forbes, by whom the plant was found, from which the figure has been taken."

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

Rupp, H.M.R. (January 1944), The Orchids of New South Wales: 13 [secondary reference]

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

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 242-243, 244, 651 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Diuris tricolor Fitzg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Diuris colemaniae Rupp legitimate

Jones, D.L. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Diuris. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 410 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Diuris tricolor Fitzg. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Diuris colemaniae Rupp legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 71 [secondary reference]

• Lectotype: "`Forbes, New South Wales', Oct., G.H. Sheaffe s.n. (holo not found; lectotype Fitzgerald's plate CBG! here designated)."

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 71 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Diuris tricolor Fitzg. legitimate

Jones, D.L. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1993), Diuris. Flora of New South Wales 4: 141 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Diuris tricolor Fitzg. legitimate

Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998), Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3: 19 [secondary reference]

Jessup, L.W. (2005), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 3 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Diuris tricolor Fitzg. legitimate

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

taxonomic synonym of: Diuris tricolor Fitzg. legitimate

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 216 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Diuris tricolor Fitzg. legitimate

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