Townsonia

Myrtle beech orchids
Townsonia deflexa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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

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.

  1. ^ "Townsonia". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 December 2022.
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