Thelymitra cyanea

Thelymitra cyanea

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 cyanea

Name

Thelymitra cyanea (Lindl.) Benth., Fl. Austral. 6: 323 (1873).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Macdonaldia cyanea Lindl., Sketch Veg. Swan R.: 50 (1840).
• Homotypic
  • Thelymitra venosa var. cyanea (Lindl.) Hatch, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 391 (1952).
• Heterotypic
  • Thelymitra uniflora Hook.f., Fl. Antarct.: 70 (1844).
  • Thelymitra venosa var. cedricsmithii Hatch, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 390 (1952).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Bentham, G. 1873. Flora Australiensis, 6: 323.

Additional references

• Jeanes, J.A. 2012. Two new rare species in the Thelymitra venosa complex (Orchidaceae) from south-eastern mainland Australia. Muelleria 30(1): 8–22. PDF. Reference page.  page 14 ff
• St George, I. (2008) The New Zealand Orchis, The editor's annual list:2008. The New Zealand Native Orchids110: 8–19.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thelymitra cyanea. Accessed: 2024 Jan 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Thelymitra cyanea 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 cyanea. 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 cyanea. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Thelymitra cyanea. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• New Zealand Native Orchid Group: Thelymitra cyanea
• Tropicos.org 2024. Thelymitra cyanea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Veined sun orchid

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