Hooker, J.D. (1859), Additions, corrections &c. The botany of the Antarctic voyage of H.M. Discovery ships Erebus and Terror. III. Flora Tasmaniae 2(10): 372 [tax. nov.]

• Type: "Base of Mount Wellington (Oct., Nov., 1839-40), Gunn."

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1875), Census of the plants of Tasmania, instituted in 1875. Monthly Notices of Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania 1874: 90 [secondary reference]

Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 113 [secondary reference]

Rodway, L. (1903), The Tasmanian Flora: 201 [secondary reference]

Schlechter, F.R.R. (1911), Die Gattung Townsonia Cheesem. Repertorium Specierum Novarum Regni Vegetabilis 9: 250 [basionym]

basionym of: Townsonia viridis (Hook.f.) Schltr. legitimate

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

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

Curtis, W.M. (1980), Angiospermae: Orchidaceae. The Student's Flora of Tasmania 4A: 118-119, Fig. 22, Pl. 19 [secondary reference]

nomenclatural synonym: Townsonia viridis (Hook.f.) Schltr. legitimate common name: Tasmanian Beech Orchid [n/a]

Jones, D.L. (1988), Native Orchids of Australia: 389 [secondary reference]

common name: Beech Orchid [n/a]

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

• Type: "'Tasmania; Base of Mount Wellington', Nov. 1939-40, R. Gunn s.n. (holo K!, iso K-L!)."

nomenclatural synonym: Townsonia viridis (Hook.f.) Schltr. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Townsonia deflexa Cheeseman legitimate

Kores, P.J. in Holttum, R.E. (1995), A systematic study of the genus Acianthus (Orchidaceae: Diurideae). Allertonia 7(3): 210 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Jones, D.L. in Banks, D.P. (ed.) (1998), Introduction and the genera Acianthus, Arthrochilus, X Calassodia, Calochilus, Corybas, Cyrtostylis, Dipodium, Dockrillia, Gastrodia, Leptoceras, Microtis, Pyrorchis and Townsonia. Australian Orchid Research 3: 12 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

de Salas, M.F. & Baker, M.L. (2016), Tasmanian vascular plant census. A Census of the Vascular Plants of Tasmania, including Macquarie Island: 94 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - [nomenclatural synonym]

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

Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3: 55 [nomenclatural synonym]

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

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