Large-leafed sun orchid | |
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Thelymitra macrophylla near Boyanup | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
Tribe: | Diurideae |
Genus: | Thelymitra |
Species: | T. macrophylla
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Binomial name | |
Thelymitra macrophylla |
Thelymitra macrophylla, commonly called the large-leafed sun orchid[1] or scented sun orchid,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the orchid family Orchidaceae, and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single thick, broad, leathery leaf and up to twenty five relatively large dark blue to purplish flowers with white, toothbrush-like tufts.