Cheeseman, T.F. (1906), Manual of the New Zealand Flora Edn. 1: 691 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "South Island: Nelson - Vicinity of Westport, Townson ! November-December."

Jones, D.L. & Muir, T.B. in Jones, D.L. & Muir, T.B. (ed.) (1969), Orchids of Australia: 53 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Townsonia viridis (Hook.f.) Schltr. legitimate

Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 9-10 [taxonomic synonym]

taxonomic synonym of: Acianthus viridis Hook.f. legitimate

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

• APC Comment: A New Zealand taxon listed in synonymy of Townsonia viridis (Hook.f.) Schltr. by D.L.Jones & T.B.Muir (eds), Orchids Australia 53 (1969), and in synonymy of Acianthus viridis Hook.f. by M.A.Clements, Austral. Orchid Res. 1: 10, 145 (1989), but not known to occur in Australia.

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