Thelymitra pulcherrima

Northern Queen of Sheba
in Lesueur National Park, Western Australia

Priority Two — Poorly Known Taxa (DEC)
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. pulcherrima
Binomial name
Thelymitra pulcherrima

Thelymitra pulcherrima, commonly called the northern Queen of Sheba,[2] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae and endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It has a single erect, spiral, dark green leaf with a purplish base and up to seven glossy, variegated flowers with the sepals and petals differing in colour. The petals and sepals and basically reddish or purplish but with streaks and blotches of contrasting colours. There are two bright yellow or orange arms on the sides of the column.

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