Thelymitra macrophylla

Large-leafed sun orchid
Thelymitra macrophylla near Boyanup
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. macrophylla
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.

Collection data of T. macrophylla from the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
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