Thelymitra flexuosa

Thelymitra flexuosa

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 flexuosa

Name

Thelymitra flexuosa Endl., Nov. Stirp. Dec. 3: 23 (1839).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Macdonaldia flexuosa (Endl.) Szlach., Fragm. Florist. Geobot., Suppl. 3: 113 (1995).
• Heterotypic
  • 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).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Endlicher, S.L. 1839. Novarum Stirpium Decades 23.

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 flexuosa. Accessed: 2024 Jan 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Thelymitra flexuosa 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 flexuosa. 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 flexuosa. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Thelymitra flexuosa. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Thelymitra flexuosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Jan 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Twisted sun orchid

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