Thelymitra flexuosa

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Thelymitra flexuosa']

English: Twisted sun orchid

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Diurideae • Subtribus: Thelymitrinae • Genus: Thelymitra • Species: Thelymitra flexuosa Endl. (1839)

Synonyms
Homotypic synonyms Macdonaldia flexuosa (Endl.) Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 113 (1995) Heterotypic synonyms Macdonaldia concolor Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 50 (1840) Macdonaldia smithiana Gunn ex Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 50 (1840) Thelymitra smithiana (Gunn ex Lindl.) Hook.f., Fl. Tasman. 2: 4 (1858)

Flowers

Thelymitra flexuosa
Thelymitra flexuosa

Botanical illustrations

B: Thelymitra flexuosa
C: Thelymitra antennifera
(1839)
Thelymitra flexuosa
(as syn.
Thelymitra smithiana)
volume 3 pt. 2 plate 101 B in:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Flora Antarctica - vol. 3 pt. 2
(Orchidaceae)
(1860)
Thelymitra flexuosa
(as syn.
Thelymitra smithiana)
volume 3 pt. 2 plate 101 B in:
Joseph Dalton Hooker
Flora Antarctica - vol. 3 pt. 2
(Orchidaceae)
(1860)

(Detail)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia New South Wales (doubtful), South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, Western Australia.