Thelymitra apiculata

Thelymitra apiculata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Diurideae
Subtribus: Thelymitrinae
Genus: Thelymitra
Species: Thelymitra apiculata

Name

Thelymitra apiculata (A.S.George) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones, Austral. Orchid Res. 1: 137 (1989).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Thelymitra variegata var. apiculata A.S.George, Nuytsia 5: 62 (1984).
• Homotypic
  • Macdonaldia apiculata (A.S.George) Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 112 (1995).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia Australia Western Australia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Clements, M.A. & Jones, D.L. 1989. Australian Orchid Research 1: 137.

Additional references

• Jeanes, J.A. 2009. Resolution of the Thelymitra variegata (Lindl.) F.Muell. (Orchidaceae) complex of southern Australia and New Zealand. Muelleria 27(2): 149–170. PDF. Reference page.  page 163 ff
• St George, I. (2008) The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list: 2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids 110: 8–19.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thelymitra apiculata. Accessed: 2024 Jan 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Thelymitra apiculata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Thelymitra apiculata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Thelymitra apiculata. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Thelymitra apiculata. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Thelymitra apiculata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Cleopatra's needles

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