Thelymitra fuscolutea

Chestnut sun orchid
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. fuscolutea
Binomial name
Thelymitra fuscolutea

Thelymitra fuscolutea, commonly called the chestnut 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 erect, flat, leathery leaf and up to fifteen or more yellowish green flowers with reddish brown streaks and blotches. The column has broad, deeply fringed cream or whitish wings.

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