Townsonia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Acianthinae
Genus: Townsonia

Townsonia Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl.: 691 (1906).

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Tasmania. New Zealand Antipodean Islands, Chatham Islands, New Zealand North, New Zealand South. Pacific Southwestern Pacific New Caledonia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

Cheeseman, T.F. 1906. Manual of the New Zealand Flora, 691.
Schlechter, F.R.R. 1911. Die Gattung Townsonia Cheesem. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 9: 249–250. BHL. Reference page.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2001. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 2: Orchidoideae (Part one); page 81 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850710-0

Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Townsonia. Accessed: 2022 Sep 28.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Townsonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 28. Reference page.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Townsonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 28. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2022. Townsonia. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 Sep 28. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2022. Townsonia. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sep 2022.
Tropicos.org 2022. Townsonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Sep 2022.