List of Thelymitra species

The following is a list of Thelymitra species accepted by the Index Kewensis at May 2018.

• Thelymitra abrupta <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2016 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra adorata <small>Jeanes</small> 2011 – praying sun orchid (N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra aemula <small>Cheeseman</small> 1919 – gumland sun orchid (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra aggericola <small>D.L.Jones</small> 1999 – bleak sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra albiflora <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – white sun orchid (S.A.)
• Thelymitra alcockiae <small>Jeanes</small> 2013 – Kath's sun orchid (Vic., S.A.)
• Thelymitra alpicola <small>Jeanes</small> 2012 – alpine striped sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic.)
• Thelymitra alpina <small>Jeanes</small> 2013 – mountain sun orchid (A.C.T., N.S.W., Vic.)
• Thelymitra angustifolia <small>R.Br.</small> 1810 – long-leaved sun orchid (N.S.W., Qld.)
• Thelymitra antennifera <small>(Lindl.) Hook.f.</small> 1858 – rabbit-eared sun orchid, lemon-scented orchid, vanilla orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra apiculata <small>(A.S.George) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones</small> 1989 – Cleopatra's needles (W.A.)
• Thelymitra arenaria <small>Lindl.</small> 1840 – forest sun orchid (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra aristata <small>Lindl.</small> 1840 – great sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra atronitida <small>Jeanes</small> – black-hooded sun orchid 2000 (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra azurea <small>R.S.Rogers</small> 1917 – azure sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra basaltica <small>Jeanes</small> – grasslands sun orchid 2004 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra batesii <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – plump sun orchid (S.A.)
• Thelymitra benthamiana <small>Rchb.f.</small> 1871 – blotched sun orchid, leopard sun orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra bracteata <small>J.Z.Weber ex Jeanes</small> 2004 – leafy sun orchid, large-bracted sun orchid (S.A., Tas., Vic.)
• Thelymitra brevifolia <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – peppertop sun orchid, short-leaf sun orchid (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic. Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra campanulata <small>Lindl.</small> 1840 – bell-shaped thelymitra, shirt orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra canaliculata <small>R.Br.</small> 1810 – flushed sun orchid, blue sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra carnea <small>R.Br.</small> 1810 – tiny sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra × chasmogama <small>R.S.Rogers</small> 2011 – globe-hood sun orchid (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra circumsepta <small>Fitzg.</small> 1878 – naked sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., S.A., Tas.)
• Thelymitra colensoi <small>Hook.f.</small> 1864 – Colenso's sun orchid (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra cornicina <small>Rchb.f.</small> 1871 – lilac sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra corrugata <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2013 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra crenulata <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra crinita <small>Lindl.</small> 1840 – long-haired thelymitra, blue lady orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra cucullata <small>Rupp</small> 1946 – swamp sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra cyanapicata <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – dark-tipped sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra cyanea <small>(Lindl.) Benth.</small> 1873 – veined sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra dedmaniarum <small>R.S.Rogers</small> 1938 – cinnamon sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra × dentata <small>L.B.Moore</small> 1968 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra epipactoides <small>F.Muell.</small> 1866 – metallic sun orchid (Vic., S.A.)
• Thelymitra erosa <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – striped sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra exigua <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – short sun orchid (S.A.)
• Thelymitra flexuosa <small>Endl.</small> 1839 – twisted sun orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra forbesii <small>Ridl. in H.O.Forbes</small> 1885 (East Timor)
• Thelymitra formosa <small>Colenso</small> 1884 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra fragrans <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1988 – fragrant sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra frenchii <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – scarp sun orchid, Jarrahdale sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra fuscolutea <small>R.Br.</small> 1810 – chestnut sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra glaucophylla <small>R.J.Bates ex Jeanes </small> 2013 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra graminea <small>Lindl.</small> 1840 – shy sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra grandiflora <small>Fitz.</small> 1882 – giant sun orchid (S.A.)
• Thelymitra grandiflora subsp. exposa <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2014 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra grandiflora <small> Fitz.</small> subsp. grandiflora 1882 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra granitora <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – coastal granite sun orchid, coastal sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra gregaria <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – clumping sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra hatchii <small>L.B.Moore</small> 1968 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra hiemalis <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – winter sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra holmesii <small>Nicholls</small> 1932 – plain sun orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra hygrophila <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2010 – blue star sun orchid (S.A.)
• Thelymitra imbricata <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – broad sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra improcera <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> – coastal sun orchid 1998 (Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra incurva <small>Jeanes</small> 2012 – coastal striped sun orchid (Vic., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra inflata <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 inflated sun orchid (Vic., S.A., Tas.)
• Thelymitra irregularis <small>Nicholls</small> 1946 – crested sun orchid (Vic., N.S.W., Tas.)
• Thelymitra ixioides <small>Sw.,</small> 1800 – spotted sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra jacksonii <small>Hopper & A.P.Br. ex jeanes</small> 2006 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra javanica <small>Blume</small> 1825 (Indonesia and the Philippines)
• Thelymitra jonesii <small>Jeanes</small> 2001 – skyblue sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra juncifolia <small>Lindl</small>. 1840 – large-spotted sun orchid (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra kangaloonica <small>Jeanes</small> 2011 – Kangaloon sun orchid (N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra latifolia <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2001 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra latiloba <small>Jeanes</small> 2001 – wandoo sun orchid, wandoo shirt orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra longifolia <small>J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.</small> 1775 – white sun orchid, maikuku (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra longiloba <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – lobed sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra lucida <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – glistening sun orchid (Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra luteocilium <small>Fitzg.</small> 1882 – fringed sun orchid (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra × mackibbinii (= Thelymitra mackibbinii) <small>F.Muell.</small> 1881 – brilliant sun orchid (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra × macmillanii <small>F.Muell.</small> 1865 – red sun orchid, crimson sun orchid (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra macrophylla <small>Lindl.</small> 1840 – large-leafed thelymitra (W.A.)
• Thelymitra maculata <small>Jeanes</small> 2009 – spotted curly locks, eastern curly locks (W.A.)
• Thelymitra magnifica <small>Jeanes</small> 2006 (W.A.) – Crystal Brook sun orchid
• Thelymitra malvina <small>M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones & Molloy</small> 1989 – mauve-tufted sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra matthewsii <small>Cheeseman</small> 1910 (publ. 1911) – spiral sun orchid (Vic., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra media <small>R.Br.</small> 1810 – tall sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra media <small> R.Br.</small>var. media (N.S.W., Vic.)
• Thelymitra media var. carneolutea <small>Nicholls </small> 1943 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra megacalyptra <small>Fitzg.</small> 1879 – plains sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., A.C.T., S.A.)
• Thelymitra merraniae <small>Nicholls</small> 1929 – Merran's sun orchid (N.S.W., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra mucida <small>Fitzg.</small> 1882 – plum sun orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra nervosa <small>Colenso</small> 1887 (publ. 1888) (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra nuda <small>R.Br.</small> 1810 – plain thelymitra (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic. Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra occidentalis <small>Jeanes</small> 2001 – western azure sun orchid, rimmed sun orchid (W.A., S.A.)
• Thelymitra odora <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra orientalis <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2010 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra pallidiflora <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 –pale sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra pallidifructus <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra paludosa <small>Jeanes</small> 2013 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra papuana <small>J.J.Sm.</small> 1934 – Papua thelymitra (New Guinea)
• Thelymitra pauciflora <small>R.Br.</small> 1810 – slender sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra peniculata <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – trim sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., S.A., A.C.T., Tas.)
• Thelymitra petrophila <small>Jeanes</small> 2013 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra planicola <small>Jeanes</small> 2000 – glaucous sun orchid (Vic., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra polychroma <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – rainbow sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra psammophila <small>C.R.P.Andrews</small> 1905 – sandplain sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra pulchella <small>Hook.f.</small> 1853 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra pulcherrima <small>Jeanes</small> 2009 – northern Queen of Sheba (W.A.)
• Thelymitra purpurata <small>Rupp</small> 1946 – wallum sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra purpureofusca <small>Colenso</small> 1880 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra queenslandica <small>Jeanes</small> – northern sun orchid 2013 (Qld.)
• Thelymitra reflexa <small>Jeanes</small> 2005 – reflexed sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra rubra <small>Fitzg. 1882</small> – salmon sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra rubricaulis <small>R.J.Bates</small> 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra sanscilia <small>H.S.Irwin ex Hatch</small> 1952 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra sarasiniana <small>Kraenzl. in F.Sarasin & J.Roux</small> 1914 (New Caledonia)
• Thelymitra sargentii <small>R.S.Rogers</small> 1930 – freckled sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra silena <small>D.L.Jones</small> 1999 – madonna sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra simulata <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – collared sun orchid (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra spadicea <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – browntop sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra sparsa <small>D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem.</small> 1998 – wispy sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra speciosa <small>Jeanes</small> 2009 – eastern Queen of Sheba (W.A.)
• Thelymitra spiralis <small>(Lindl.) F.Muell.</small> 1865 – curly locks (W.A.)
• Thelymitra stellata <small>Lindl.</small> 1840 – starry sun orchid, star orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra tholiformis <small>Molloy & Hatch</small> 1990 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra tigrina <small>R.Br.</small> 1810 – tiger orchid, tiger sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra × truncata <small>R.S.Rogers</small> 1917 – truncate sun orchid (Vic., S.A., Tas.)
• Thelymitra uliginosa <small>Jeanes</small> 2009 – southern curly locks, swamp curly locks (W.A.)
• Thelymitra variegata <small>(Lindl.) F.Muell.</small> 1865 – Queen of Sheba (W.A.)
• Thelymitra venosa <small>R.Br.</small> 1810 – large veined sun orchid (N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra villosa <small>Lindl.</small> 1840 – custard orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra viridis <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – green sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra vulgaris <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – slender sun orchid, common sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra xanthotricha <small>Jeanes</small> 2004 – yellow tufted sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra yorkensis <small>Jeanes</small> 2006 – York sun orchid, bronze sun orchid (W.A.)

Natural hybrids

• Thelymitra × chasmogama R.S.Rogers 1927 (T. luteocilium × T. nuda)
• Thelymitra × dentata L.B.Moore 1968 (T. longifolia × T. pulchella)
• Thelymitra × mackibbinii F.Muell. 1881 (T. × macmillanii × T. nuda)
• Thelymitra × macmillanii F.Muell. 1865 (T. antennifera × T. luteocilium)
• Thelymitra × truncata R.S.Rogers 1917

Intergeneric hybrid

• xCalomitra (Calochilus x Thelymitra) (unplaced name)

References