| Myrtle beech orchids | |
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| Townsonia deflexa | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Subtribe: | Acianthinae |
| Genus: | Townsonia Cheeseman[1] |
| Type species | |
| Townsonia deflexa[2] Cheeseman, 1906
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Townsonia, commonly called myrtle beech orchids is a genus of two species of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. They form small clusters of plants with their tubers connected, each tuber with one or two leaves. The flowers are inconspicuous.
- ^ "Townsonia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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