Thelymitra longifolia

White sun orchid
Thelymitra longifolia near Tōtaranui
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. longifolia
Binomial name
Thelymitra longifolia
Synonyms[1]
  • 'Thelymitra forsteri Sw.
  • Thelymitra forsteri Sw.
  • Thelymitra longifolia var. forsteri Hatch
  • Serapias regularis G.Forst.
  • Thelymitra nemoralis Colenso
  • Thelymitra alba Colenso
  • Thelymitra cornuta Colenso
  • Thelymitra longifolia var. alba (Colenso) Cheeseman

Thelymitra longifolia, commonly called the white sun orchid,[2] common sun orchid or maikuku,[3] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae that is endemic to New Zealand. It was the first of a large number of similar species to be described and is therefore the type species. It has a single grass-like leaf and up to five white flowers

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