Thelymitra canaliculata

Flushed sun orchid
Thelymitra canaliculata near Ongerup
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Diurideae
Genus: Thelymitra
Species:
T. canaliculata
Binomial name
Thelymitra canaliculata
Synonyms[1]

Thelymitra campanulata Endl.

Thelymitra canaliculata, commonly called the flushed sun orchid[2] or blue sun orchid[3] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, fleshy leaf and up to twenty eight blue flowers with darker veins and sometimes flushed with pink. The lobe on top of the anther is blackish with a yellow crest.

  1. ^ a b "Thelymitra canaliculata". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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