| Lilac sun orchid | |
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| Illustration from Reichenbach's Xenia Orchidacea | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Genus: | Thelymitra |
| Species: | T. cornicina
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelymitra cornicina | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Thelymitra cornicina, commonly called the lilac sun orchid,[2] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single narrow, pale green leaf and up to eight lilac-tinged blue flowers with the lobe on top of the anther covered with short, finger-like calli.
- ^ a b "Thelymitra cornicina". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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