Thelymitra rubra

Thelymitra rubra

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 rubra

Name

Thelymitra rubra Fitzg., Gard. Chron., n.s., 17: 495 (1882).

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Thelymitra carnea var. rubra (Fitzg.) J.Z.Weber & R.J.Bates in J.M.Black, Fl. S. Austral., ed. 3, 1: 455 (1978).
• Heterotypic
  • Thelymitra urnalis Fitzg., Gard. Chron., n.s., 17: 495 (1882).
  • Thelymitra elizabethiae F.Muell., Vict. Naturalist 7: 116 (1890).
  • Thelymitra rubra var. magnanthera Rupp, Proc. Linn. Soc. New South Wales 68: 9 (1943).

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Fitzgerald, R.D. 1882. The Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 1: 495.

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 rubra. Accessed: 2024 Jan 4.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Thelymitra rubra in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Jan 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Thelymitra rubra. 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 4. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Thelymitra rubra. Accessed: 4 Jan 2024.
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Thelymitra rubra. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jan 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Thelymitra rubra. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 4 Jan 2024.

Vernacular names

English: Salmon sun orchid

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