Thelymitra pulchella

Striped sun orchid
Thelymitra pulchella growing near Leith Valley
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. pulchella
Binomial name
Thelymitra pulchella
Synonyms[1]
  • Thelymitra concinna Cheeseman
  • Thelymitra fimbriata Colenso
  • Thelymitra pachyphylla Cheeseman
  • Thelymitra caesia Petrie

Thelymitra pulchella, commonly called the striped sun orchid,[2] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae that is endemic to New Zealand. It has a single erect, fleshy, channelled leaf and up to fourteen blue flowers with darker stripes on the petal and sometimes also on the sepals. The column and its lobes are variable in shape and colour.

  1. ^ a b "Thelymitra pulchella". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference nzpcn was invoked but never defined (see the help page).