Thelymitra longifolia

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Thelymitra longifolia']

English: White sun orchid, Maikuku (Maori)

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Orchidoideae • Tribus: Diurideae • Subtribus: Thelymitrinae • Genus: Thelymitra • Species: Thelymitra longifolia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. (1776)

Synonyms

Homotypic synonyms
- Thelymitra forsteri Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 228 (1800)
- Thelymitra longifolia var. forsteri Hatch, Trans. & Proc. Roy. Soc. New Zealand 79: 396 (1952)
Heterotypic synonyms
- Serapias regularis G.Forst., Fl. Ins. Austr.: 59 (1786)
- Thelymitra nemoralis Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 17: 249 (1885)
- Thelymitra alba Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 18: 272 (1886)
- Thelymitra cornuta Colenso, Trans. & Proc. New Zealand Inst. 20: 206 (1887 publ. 1888)
- Thelymitra longifolia var. alba (Colenso) Cheeseman, Man. New Zealand Fl.: 339 (1925)

Images of the whole plant

Thelymitra longifolia
New Zealand - Tasman
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Thelymitra longifolia
New Zealand - Tasman
Totaranui
Thelymitra longifolia
New Zealand - Tasman
Totaranui

Flowers

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New Zealand - Tasman - Totaranui
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Buds

Thelymitra longifolia
New Zealand - Tasman
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Thelymitra longifolia
New Zealand - Tasman
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Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition Continental: Australasia Regional: Australia Norfolk Islands. Regional: New Zealand Antipodean Islands, Chatham Islands, Norfolk Island, North and South Islands New Zealand.