White sun orchid | |
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Thelymitra longifolia near Tōtaranui | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Thelymitra |
Species: | T. longifolia
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Binomial name | |
Thelymitra longifolia | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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
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