Thelymitra carnea

Thelymitra carnea

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 carnea

Name

Thelymitra carnea R.Br., Prodr. Fl. Nov. Holl.: 314 (1810).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Macdonaldia carnea (R.Br.) Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 112 (1995).
• Heterotypic
  • Thelymitra imberbis Hook.f., Fl. Nov.-Zel. 1: 244 (1853).
  • Thelymitra carnea var. imberbis (Hook.f.) Rupp & Hatch, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 70: 59 (1946).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Australasia  Australia New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria. New Zealand New Zealand North, New Zealand South. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1810. Prodromus Florae Novae Hollandiae 314.

Additional references

• 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 carnea. Accessed: 2024 Jan 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Thelymitra carnea 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 carnea. 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 carnea. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Thelymitra carnea. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• New Zealand Native Orchid Group: Thelymitra carnea
• Tropicos.org 2024. Thelymitra carnea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Tiny sun orchid

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