Vascular Plants Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)

Showing Townsonia
Orchidaceae Juss.
Townsonia Cheeseman , legitimate, scientific
Cheeseman, T.F. (1906), Manual of the New Zealand Flora Edn. 1: 691-692 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: Townsonia deflexa Cheeseman
  • Etymology: "I have much pleasure in dedicating it to its discoverer Mr. W. Townson, of Westport to whom I am much indebted for specimens and information respecting the botany of the north-western portion of the South Island."
Schlechter, F.R.R. (1911), Die Gattung Townsonia Cheesem. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 9: 250 [secondary reference]
Brieger, F.G. in Schlechter, F.R.R. (July 1981), Dendrobiinae. Die Orchideen Edn. 3, 1A(11/12): 864 [secondary reference]
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 9 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Acianthus R.Br. legitimate
Jones, D.L., Wapstra, H., Tonelli, P. & Harris, S. (1999), The Orchids of Tasmania: 291 [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2008), Australian Plant Census: - [secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Dist.: Tas
Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 55 [secondary reference]