Thelymitra cyanea

Veined sun orchid
Thelymitra cyanea in Mount Buffalo National Park
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. cyanea
Binomial name
Thelymitra cyanea
Synonyms[2]
  • Macdonaldia cyanea Lindl.
  • Thelymitra venosa var. cyanea (Lindl.) Hatch
  • Thelymitra uniflora Hook.f.
  • Thelymitra venosa var. cedricsmithii Hatch

Thelymitra cyanea, commonly known as the veined sun orchid in Australia[3] and as the swamp sun orchid or striped sun orchid in New Zealand,[4] is a species of orchid which is native to New Zealand and south-eastern Australia. It has a single erect, fleshy, channelled leaf and up to five bright blue flowers with darker blue veins. It is usually found growing in swamps, sphagnum bogs, and subalpine herbfields, often in clonal colonies.

Habit in Te Anau wetlands
  1. ^ Romand-Monnier, F. (2013). "Thelymitra cyanea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T44392554A44442023. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T44392554A44442023.en. Retrieved 12 November 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Thelymitra cyanea". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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