Blume, C.(K.)L. von (1825), Bijdragen tot de Flora van Nederlandsch Indie 8: 423, t. 5 [tax. nov.]

• Type: Apostasia odorata Blume

Reichenbach, H.G.L. in Rafinesque, C.S. (1872), Flora Telluriana 55: 278 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 114 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Niemeyera F.Muell. nom. rej.

Bailey, F.M. (1913), Comprehensive Catalogue of Queensland Plants: 539 [secondary reference]

Dockrill, A.W. (1969), Australian Indigenous Orchids: 6-7 [secondary reference]

Vogel, E.F. de (1969), Monograph of the tribe Apostasieae (Orchidaceae). Blumea 17(2): 335-348 [secondary reference]

Cronquist, A.J. (1981), An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants: 1240, 1242 [secondary reference]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 353-354 [secondary reference]

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 12 [secondary reference]

taxonomic synonym: Mesodactylis Wall. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Niemeyera F.Muell. nom. rej.

Dockrill, A.W. (1993), Australian Indigenous Orchids Edn. 2, 1: 11 [secondary reference]

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]

Mabberley, D.J. (1 May 2008), Mabberley's Plant-Book Edn. 3: 58 [secondary reference]

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

nomenclatural synonym: Apostasia Blume sect. Apostasia legitimate taxonomic synonym: Mesodactylis Wall. nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Niemeyera F.Muell. nom. rej. taxonomic synonym: Niemeyere Dockrill orth. var.

• APC Dist.: Qld

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 44 [secondary reference]

common name: Grass Orchids [n/a]

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