131.0000
Family
Orchidaceae Juss.; Gen. Pl.: 64 (1789), nom. cons.
over 800 genera, more than 30.000 spp. worldwide, mostly tropical
Species listed in database: 30483; hybrids: 1409
= Apostasiaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl.: 22 (1833), nom. cons.
= Cypripediaceae Lindl.; Nix. Pl.: 22 (1833)
= Limodoraceae Horan.; Char. Ess. Fam.: 44 (1847)
= Liparidaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 567 (1895)
= Neottiaceae Horan.; Prim. Lin. Syst. Nat.: 50 (1834)
= Neuwiediaceae R.Dahlgren ex Reveal & Hoogland; Bull. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat., ser. 4, sect. B Adansonia 13: 91 (1991)
= Ophrydaceae Vines; Stud. Text-book Bot. 2: 566 (1895)
= Pycnanthaceae Ravenna; Onira 12(6): 29 (2011)
= Vanillaceae Lindl.; Key Bot.: 73 (1835)
131.4493
Genus
Thelymitra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 1: 49 (1775)
Distribution: Australia, New Zealand (20, several undescribed), New Caledonia (1), New Guinea (1), Timor (1), Java (1)
Species listed in database: 116; hybrids: 6
= Macdonaldia Gunn ex Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 50, t. 9 (1840)
species :
Thelymitra abrupta
R.J.Bates; Austral. Orchid Rev. 81(2): 51 (2016)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra adorata
Jeanes; Muelleria 29(2): 122 (2011)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra aemula
Cheeseman; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 11: 94 (1918 publ. 1919)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl.)
51 NZL
species :
Thelymitra aggericola
D.L.Jones; Orchadian 12(11): 517 (1999)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra albiflora
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 38 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra alcockiae
D.L.Jones ex Jeanes; Muelleria 31: 15 (2013)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra alpicola
Jeanes; Muelleria 30(1): 18 (-20; fig. 4d) (2012)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria, New South Wales)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra alpina
Jeanes; Muelleria 31: 26 (2013)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra antennifera
(Lindl.) Hook.f.; Fl. Tasm. 2: 4, t. 101 A. (1858)
Name: Lemon-scented Sun Orchid, Vanilla Orchid, Rabbit Ears
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia antennifera Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 50, t. 9 (1840)
species :
Thelymitra apiculata
(A.S.George) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones; Austr. Orchid Res. 1: 137 (1989)
Name: Cleopatra´s Needles
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Conservation Status: IUCN R
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia apiculata (A.S.George) Szlach.; Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 112 (1995), et Polish Bot. J. 46(1): 13 (2001)
= Thelymitra variegata var. apiculata A.S.George; Nuytsia 5(1): 62 (1984)
species :
Thelymitra arenaria
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 519 (1840)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra aristata
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 521 (1840)
Name: Great Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra angustifolia Hook.f.; Fl. Tasman. 2: 5 (1858), nom. illeg.
= Thelymitra murdochiae Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist I: 219 (1934)
species :
Thelymitra atronitida
Jeanes; Muelleria 14: 91 (2000)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra azurea
R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South Australia 41: 342 (1917)
Name: Azure Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra basaltica
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 35 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra batesii
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 64 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra benthamiana
Rchb.f.; Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk. 55 (1871)
Name: Leopard Orchid, Blotched Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra bracteata
J.Z.Weber ex Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 43 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra brevifolia
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 30 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra campanulata
Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 49 (1840)
Name: Shirt Orchid, Bell Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra canaliculata
R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 314 (1810)
Name: Blue Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra campanulata Endl.; Lehm., Pl. Preiss. 2: 14 (1846), non Lindl. 1840
species :
Thelymitra carnea
R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 314 (1810)
Name: Pink Sun Orchid, Tiny Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania); New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl.)
50 AUS 51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia carnea (R.Br.) Szlach.; Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 112 (1995)
= Thelymitra carnea var. imberbis (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch; Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 70: 59 (1946)
= Thelymitra imberbis Hook.f.; Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 244 (1853)
species :
Thelymitra circumsepta
Fitzg.; Austral. Orch. 1: t. 4 (1878)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania); New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl.)
50 AUS 51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra formosa Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 16: 328 (1884)
= Thelymitra retecta Rupp; Vict. Naturalist 60: 176 (1944)
species :
Thelymitra colensoi
Hook.f.; Handb. N. Zeal. Fl. 271 (1864)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl.)
51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra intermedia Berggr.; Minneskr. Fisiog. Sallks. Lund (1877) n. VIII. 21
= Thelymitra longifolia var. intermedia Hatch; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 396 (1952)
= Thelymitra longifolia var. stenopetala Hatch; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 396 (1952)
species :
Thelymitra cornicina
Rchb.f.; Beitr. Syst. Pflanzenk. 54 (1871)
Name: Lilac Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra fasciculata Fitzg.; Austr. Orchids III(2) (1888)
species :
Thelymitra corrugata
R.J.Bates; J. Native Orchid. Soc. S. Australia 37(4): 39 (2013)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra crenulata
R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 24: 23 (2010)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra crinita
Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 49 (1840)
Name: Blue Lady Orchid, Queen Orchid, Lily Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra ovata F.Muell.; Fragm. 6: 84 (1867)
species :
Thelymitra cucullata
Rupp; Austr. Orchid Rev. 11: 71 (1946)
Name: Swamp Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia cucullata (Rupp) Szlach.; Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 113 (1995)
species :
Thelymitra cyanapicata
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 40 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra cyanea
(Lindl.) Benth.; Fl. Austr. 6: 323 (1873)
Name: Veined Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania); New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl.); Chatham Isl.; Auckland Isl.
50 AUS 51 AUC CTM NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia cyanea Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 50 (1840)
= Thelymitra uniflora Hook.f.; Fl. Antarct. 70 (1844)
= Thelymitra venosa Hook.f.; Fl. Tasm. 2: 4, t. 102 A (1858) non R. Br.
= Thelymitra venosa var. cedricsmithii Hatch; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 390 (1952)
= Thelymitra venosa var. cyanea (Lindl.) Hatch; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 391 (1952)
species :
Thelymitra dedmaniarum
R.S.Rogers; Trans. Roy. Soc. S. Austr. 62: 13 (1938)
Name: Bronze Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Conservation Status: IUCN E
species :
Thelymitra epipactoides
F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 174 (1866)
Name: Metallic Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Victoria, +New South Wales)
50 AUS
Conservation Status: IUCN E (New South Wales Ex/E)
species :
Thelymitra erosa
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austr. Orchid Res. 3: 184 (1998)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra exigua
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 28 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria, South Australia, Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra flexuosa
Endl.; Nov. Stirp. Dec. 23 (1839)
Name: Twisted Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, New South Wales, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia concolor Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 50, t. 9 (1840)
= Macdonaldia flexuosa (Endl.) Szlach.; Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 113 (1995)
= Macdonaldia smithiana Gunn ex Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 50 (1840)
= Thelymitra smithiana (Gunn ex Lindl.) Hook.f.; Fl. Tasm. 2: 4, t. 101 B (1858)
species :
Thelymitra forbesii
Ridl.; Forbes, Nat. Wand. East. Archip. 518 (1885)
Distribution: Lesser Sunda Isl. (Timor)
42 LSI
species :
Thelymitra fragrans
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austrobaileya 2(5): 550 (1988)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra frenchii
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 66 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra fuscolutea
R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 315 (1810)
Name: Chestnut Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra glaucophylla
R.J.Bates ex Jeanes; Muelleria 31: 23 (2013)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra graminea
Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 49 (1840)
Name: Shy Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra grandiflora
Fitzg.; Gard. Chron. I: 495 (1882)
subspecies :
subsp. grandiflora
Distribution: Australia (SE-South Australia)
50 AUS
subspecies :
subsp. exposa
R.J.Bates; Austral. Orchid Rev. 79(6): 52 (2014)
Distribution: Australia (SE-South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra granitora
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Orchadian 12(7): 326 (1998)
Name: Coastal Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra gregaria
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Orchadian 12(7): 327 (1998)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra hatchii
L.B.Moore; New Zealand J. Bot. 6: 477 (1968)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Stewart Isl.)
51 NZL
species :
Thelymitra hiemalis
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Orchadian 12(7): 330 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra ixioides var. subdifformis Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 61: 207 (1945)
species :
Thelymitra holmesii
Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 49: 263 (1932)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra pauciflora var. holmesii (Nicholls) Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 60: 56 (1944)
species :
Thelymitra hygrophila
R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 24: 24 (2010)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra imbricata
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austr. Orchid Res. 3: 186 (1998), nom. nov.
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra nuda var. grandiflora Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 520 (1840)
species :
Thelymitra improcera
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austr. Orchid Res. 3: 187 (1998)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra incurva
Jeanes; Muelleria 30(1): 20 (-21, 19; fig. 4e) (2012)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra inflata
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 71 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra ixioides
Sw.; Vet. Acad. Handl. Stockh. 21: 228, t. 3 (1800)
Name: Spotted Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania); New Zealand
50 AUS 51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra carnea var. robusta Rodway; Tasman. Fl.: 189 (1903)
= Thelymitra iridioides Sieber ex Benth.; Fl. Austr. 6: 318 (1873)
= Thelymitra ixioides var. carnea Guilf.; Austral. Pl.: 353 (1911)
= Thelymitra lilacina F.Muell. ex Lindl.; Linnaea 26: 242 (1854 publ. 1855)
species :
Thelymitra jacksonii
Hopper & A.P.Br. ex Jeanes; Muelleria 24: 14 (2006)
Name: Jackson´s Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra javanica
Blume; Bijdr. Fl. Ned. Ind. 419 (1825)
Distribution: Philippines; Java
42 JAW PHI
species :
Thelymitra jonesii
Jeanes; Muelleria 15: 81 (2001)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra juncifolia
Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 522 (1840)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra kangaloonica
Jeanes; Muelleria 29(2): 123 (2011)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra latifolia
R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 24: 25 (2010)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra latiloba
Jeanes; Muelleria 15: 83 (2001)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra longifolia
J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.; Char. Gen. Pl., ed. 1: 49 (1775), et Char. Gen. 98, t. 49
Distribution: Australia (Queensland); New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Three Knights Isl., Poor Knights Isl.); Chatham Isl.; Auckland Isl.; New Caledonia (widespread)
50 AUS 51 AUC CTM NZL 60 NWC
Synonyms: hidden
= Serapias regularis G.Forst.; Fl. Ins. Austr.: 59 (1786), nom. illeg.
= Thelymitra alba Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 18: 272, 1885 (1886)
= Thelymitra angustifolia R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 314 (1810)
= Thelymitra forsteri Sw.; Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 228 (1800), nom. illeg.
= Thelymitra longifolia var. alba (Colenso) Cheeseman; Man. New Zealand Fl. 339 (1925)
= Thelymitra longifolia var. forsteri (Sw.) Hatch; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 396 (1952)
= Thelymitra nemoralis Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 249 (1885)
= Thelymitra purpureo-fusca Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 249 (1880)
= Thelymitra sarasiniana Kraenzl.; Sarasin & Roux, Nova Caled. 1: 77 (1914)
species :
Thelymitra longiloba
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austr. Orchid Res. 3: 191 (1998)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra lucida
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 70 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra luteocilium
Fitzg.; Gard. Chron. t. 495 (1882)
Name: Fringed Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra macrophylla
Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 49 (1840)
Name: Scented Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra maculata
Jeanes; Muelleria 27(2): 158 (2009)
Distribution: Australia (SW-Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra spiralis var. pulchella Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 66: 56 (1949)
species :
Thelymitra magnifica
Jeanes; Muelleria 24: 15 (2006)
Distribution: Australia (SW-Western Australi)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra malvina
M.A.Clem., D.Jones & Molloy; Austr. Orchid Res. 1: 141 (1989)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania); New Zealand (North Isl.)
50 AUS 51 NZL
species :
Thelymitra matthewsii
Cheeseman; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 43: 177 (1910 publ. 1911)
Name: Spiral Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Victoria); New Zealand (North Isl.)
50 AUS 51 NZL
Conservation Status: endangered in New Zealand
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia matthewsii (Cheeseman) Szlach.; Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 113 (1995)
= Thelymitra daltonii R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. S. Austr. 54: 42 (1930)
species :
Thelymitra media
R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 314 (1810)
Name: Tall Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra canaliculata var. media (R.Br.) Benth.; (1873)
variant :
var. carnolutea
Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 60: 56 (1943)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra megacalyptra
Fitzg.; Austral. Orch. 1: 5: t. 2 (1879)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra aristata var. megcalyptra (Fitzg.) Rupp; Austral. Naturalist 11: 47 (1941)
species :
Thelymitra merraniae
Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 46: 139 (1929)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra ixioides f. merraniae (Nicholls) Nicholls; Orchids Australia 1: t. 7 (1951)
species :
Thelymitra mucida
Fitzg.; Gard. Chron. t. 495 (1882)
Name: Plum Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra nervosa
Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 20: 207 (1887 publ. 1888)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria); New Zealand; Chatham Isl.
50 AUS 51 CTM NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra decora Cheeseman; Man. N. Zeal. Fl. 1151 (1906)
species :
Thelymitra nuda
R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 314 (1810)
Name: Plain Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra grandis F.Muell. ex Benth.; Fl. Austr. 6: 319 (1873)
= Thelymitra versicolor Lindl.; Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 520 (1840)
species :
Thelymitra occidentalis
Jeanes; Muelleria 15: 85 (2001)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra odora
R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 24: 26 (2010)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra orientalis
R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 24: 28 (2010)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra pallidiflora
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 44 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra pallidifructus
R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 24: 30 (2010)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra paludosa
Jeanes; Muelleria 31: 17 (2013)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra papuana
J.J.Sm.; Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 66: 162 (1934)
Distribution: New Guinea (mountains of Papua New Guinea, E-Irian Jaya, Arfak Mts., Goodenough Isl.)
42 NWG
species :
Thelymitra pauciflora
R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 314 (1810)
Name: Slender Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia, South Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, Tasmania); New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Three Kings Isl.)
50 AUS 51 NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra cornuta Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 20: 206, 1887 (1888)
species :
Thelymitra peniculata
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 50 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales, South Australia, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra petrophila
Jeanes; Muelleria 31: 10 (2013)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra planicola
Jeanes; Muelleria 14: 94 (2000)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria, New South Wales)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra polychroma
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austr. Orchid Res. 3: 193 (1998)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra psammophila
C.R.P.Andrews; J. W. Austr. Nat. Hist. Soc. 2: 57 (1905)
Name: Sandplain Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Conservation Status: IUCN V, vulnerable
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia psammophila (C.R.P.Andrews) Szlach.; Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 113 (1995)
species :
Thelymitra pulchella
Hook.f.; Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 244 (1853)
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales); New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl., Stewart Isl.); Chatham Isl.
50 AUS 51 CTM NZL
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra caesia Petrie; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 51: 107 (1918 publ. 1919)
= Thelymitra concinna Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 20: 207 (1888)
= Thelymitra fimbriata Colenso; Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 22: 490 (1889 publ. 1890)
= Thelymitra pachyphylla Cheeseman; Man. New Zealand Fl.: 1151 (1906)
species :
Thelymitra pulcherrima
Jeanes; Muelleria 27(2): 168 (2009)
Distribution: Australia (SW-Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra purpurata
Rupp; Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 70: 288 (1945 publ. 1946)
Name: Wallum Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Queensland, New South Wales)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra queenslandica
Jeanes; Muelleria 31: 14 (2013)
Distribution: Australia (Queensland)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra reflexa
Jeanes; Muelleria 21: 89 (2005)
Distribution: Australia (Victoria)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra rubra
Fitzg.; Gard. Chron. t. 495 (1882)
Name: Salmon Sun Orchid, Pink Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra carnea var. rubra (Fitzg.) J.Z.Weber & R.J.Bates; Black, Fl. S. Austral., ed. 3, 1: 455 (1978)
= Thelymitra elizabethiae F.Muell.; Vict. Natural. 7: 116 (Dec. 1890)
= Thelymitra rubra var. magnanthera Rupp; Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 68: 9 (1943)
= Thelymitra urnalis Fitzg.; Gard. Chron. 1882, ser. 2, 17: 495 (1882), et Austr. Orchids 3 (1) (1882)
species :
Thelymitra rubricaulis
R.J.Bates; J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 24: 31 (2010)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra sanscilia
H.S.Irwin ex Hatch; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 397 (1952)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl.)
51 NZL
species :
Thelymitra sargentii
R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South. Austr. 54: 41 (1930)
Name: Freckled Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra silena
D.L.Jones; Orchadian 12(11): 518 (1999)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra simulata
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austr. Orchid Res. 3: 195 (1998)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania, New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra spadicea
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austr. Orchid Res. 3: 196 (1998)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra sparsa
D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.; Austr. Orchid Res. 3: 197 (1998)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra speciosa
Jeanes; Muelleria 27(2): 166 (2009)
Distribution: Australia (SW-Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra spiralis
(Lindl.) F.Muell.; Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. 5: 98 (1865)
Name: Curly-Locks
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia spiralis Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 50 (1840)
= Thelymitra spiralis var. pallida Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 66: 55 (1949)
= Thelymitra spiralis var. punctata Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 66: 55 (1949)
= Thelymitra spiralis var. scoulerae Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 66: 55 (1949)
species :
Thelymitra stellata
Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 49 (1840)
Name: Star Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Conservation Status: IUCN V, endangered
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra fuscolutea var. stellata (Lindl.) A.S.George; Nuytsia 1(2): 194 (1971)
species :
Thelymitra tholiformis
Molloy & Hatch; New Zealand J. Bot. 28(2): 111 (1990)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl.)
51 NZL
Conservation Status: IUCN R
species :
Thelymitra tigrina
R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 315 (1810)
Name: Tiger Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra tubulina
R.J.Bates; Austral. Orchid Rev. 84(1): 35 (2019)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra uliginosa
Jeanes; Muelleria 27(2): 159 (2009)
Distribution: Australia (SW-Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra variegata
(Lindl.) F.Muell.; Fragm. Phytogr. Austr. 5: 98 (1865)
Name: Queen of Sheba
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia variegata Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 50 (1840)
= Thelymitra porphyrostica F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 97 (1865)
= Thelymitra variegata Lindl. ex Benth.; Fl. Austr. 6: 323 (1873)
species :
Thelymitra venosa
R.Br.; Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holland. 314 (1810)
Name: Large Veined Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (New South Wales)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia venosa (R.Br.) Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 50 (1840)
= Macdonaldia venosa (R.Br.) Szlach.; Fragm. Flor. Geobot. 3: 113 (1995), isonym
= Thelymitra venosa var. magnifica Rupp; Austral. Orchid Rev. 4: 81 (1939)
species :
Thelymitra villosa
Lindl.; Sketch Veg. Swan River 49, t. 8 C. (1840)
Name: Custard Orchid
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra pardalina F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 94 (1865)
species :
Thelymitra viridis
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 36 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Tasmania)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra vulgaris
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 58 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra xanthotricha
Jeanes; Muelleria 19: 75 (2004)
Distribution: Australia (Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra yorkensis
Jeanes; Muelleria 24: 18 (2006)
Distribution: Australia (SW-Western Australia)
50 AUS
species :
Thelymitra ×chasmogama
R.S.Rogers; Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. South. Austr. 51: 4 (1927)
Name: Globe-hood Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, New South Wales, Victoria)
50 AUS
Remarks: Thelymitra luteocilium x T. nuda
species :
Thelymitra ×dentata
L.B.Moore; New Zealand J. Bot. 6: 478 (1968)
Distribution: New Zealand (North Isl., South Isl.)
51 NZL
Remarks: Thelymitra longifolia x T. pulchella
species :
Thelymitra ×irregularis
Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 63: 126 (1946)
Name: Crested Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, New South Wales)
50 AUS
Remarks: Thelymitra carnea x T. ixioides
species :
Thelymitra ×mackibbinii
F.Muell.; Melb. Chemist 44 (1881)
Name: Brilliant Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Victoria)
50 AUS
Remarks: Thelymitra x macmillanii x T. nuda
Conservation Status: IUCN V
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia ×mackibbinii (F.Muell.) Szlach.; Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 113 (1995)
= Thelymitra ×chisholmii Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 58: 98 (1941)
species :
Thelymitra ×macmillanii
F.Muell.; Fragm. 5: 93 (1881)
Name: Salmon Sun Orchid, Crimson Sun Orchid
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Victoria)
50 AUS
Remarks: Thelymitra antennifera x T. luteocilium
Synonyms: hidden
= Macdonaldia ×macmillanii (F.Muell.) Szlach.; Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 113 (1995)
species :
Thelymitra ×truncata
R.S.Rogers; Trans. Roy. Soc. South. Austr. 41: 343 (1917)
Distribution: Australia (South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania)
50 AUS
Remarks: Thelymitra ixioides x T. pauciflora
Synonyms: hidden
= Thelymitra ixioides var. truncata (R.S.Rogers) Nicholls; Vict. Naturalist 60: 55 (1944)
