Townsonia viridis

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Townsonia viridis

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
Species: Townsonia viridis

Name

Townsonia viridis (Hook.f.) Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 9: 250 (1911)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Acianthus viridis Hook.f., Fl. Tasman. 2: 372 (1859)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Tasmania. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Schlechter, F.R.R. 1911. Die Gattung Townsonia Cheesem. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 9: 249–250. BHL. Reference page. 

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Townsonia viridis. Accessed: 2021 Jul 26.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Townsonia viridis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Townsonia viridis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Townsonia viridis. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Jul 26. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Townsonia viridis. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Townsonia viridis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 26 Jul 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Beech orchid

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