List of Thelymitra species

The following is a list of Thelymitra species accepted by the Index Kewensis at July 2016.^[1]

• Thelymitra adorata Jeanes 2011 (N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra aemula Cheeseman 1919 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra aggericola D.L.Jones 1999 (Tas.)
• Thelymitra albiflora Jeanes 2004 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra alcockiae Jeanes 2013 (Vic., S.A.)
• Thelymitra alpicola Jeanes 2012 (N.S.W., Vic.)
• Thelymitra alpina Jeanes 2013 (A.C.T., N.S.W., Vic.)
• Thelymitra antennifera (Lindl.) Hook.f. 1858 – rabbit-eared sun orchid, lemon-scented orchid, vanilla orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra apiculata (A.S.George) M.A.Clem. & D.L.Jones 1989 – fine point thelymitra (W.A.)
• Thelymitra arenaria Lindl. 1840 (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra aristata Lindl. 1840 – giant sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra atronitida Jeanes 2000 (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra azurea R.S.Rogers 1917 – azure sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra basaltica Jeanes 2004 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra batesii Jeanes 2004 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra benthamiana Rchb.f. 1871 – Bentham's thelymitra, leopard orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra bracteata J.Z.Weber ex Jeanes 2004 (S.A., Tas., Vic.)
• Thelymitra brevifolia Jeanes 2004 (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic. Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra campanulata Lindl. 1840 – bell-shaped thelymitra, shirt orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra canaliculata R.Br. 1810 (S.A., W.A.)
• Thelymitra carnea R.Br. 1810 – flesh-red thelymitra (S.A., W.A.)
• Thelymitra circumsepta Fitzg. 1878 (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra colensoi Hook.f. 1864 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra cornicina Rchb.f. 1871 – horn-shaped thelymitra, lilac sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra crinita Lindl. 1840 – long-haired thelymitra, blue lady orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra cucullata Rupp 1946 – cowl-carrying thelymitra (W.A.)
• Thelymitra cyanapicata Jeanes 2004 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra cyanea (Lindl.) Benth. 1873 (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra dedmaniarum R.S.Rogers 1938 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra x dentata L.B.Moore 1968 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra epipactoides F.Muell. 1866 (Vic., S.A.)
• Thelymitra erosa D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (Tas.)
• Thelymitra exigua Jeanes 2004 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra flexuosa Endl. 1839 – bent thelymitra, twisted sun orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra forbesii Ridl. in H.O.Forbes 1885 (East Timor)
• Thelymitra formosa Colenso 1884 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra fragrans D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1988 (Qld., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra frenchii Jeanes 2004 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra fuscolutea R.Br. 1810 – brown-yellow thelymitra, chestnut sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra glaucophylla Lindl. 1840 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra graminea R.J.Bates ex Jeanes 2013 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra grandiflora Fitz. 1882 (S.A.)
  • Thelymitra grandiflora subsp. exposa R.J.Bates 2014 (S.A.)
  • Thelymitra grandiflora Fitz. subsp. grandiflora 1882 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra granitora D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra gregaria D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra hatchii L.B.Moore 1968 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra hiemalis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra holmesii Nicholls 1932– plain sun orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra hygrophila R.J.Bates 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra imbricata D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (Tas.)
• Thelymitra improcera D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra incurva Jeanes 2012 (Vic., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra inflata Jeanes 2004 (Vic., S.A., Tas.)
• Thelymitra irregularis Nicholls 1946 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra ixioides Sw., 1800 – spotted sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra jacksonii Hopper & A.P.Br. ex jeanes 2006 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra javanica Blume 1825 (Indonesia and the Philippines)
• Thelymitra jonesii Jeanes 2001 (Tas.)
• Thelymitra juncifolia Lindl. 1840 (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra kangaloonica Jeanes 2011 (N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra latifolia R.J.Bates 2001 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra longifolia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. 1775 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra longiloba D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra lucida Jeanes 2004 (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra luteocilium Fitzg. 1882 (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra macrophylla Lindl. 1840 – large-leafed thelymitra (W.A.)
• Thelymitra maculata Jeanes 2009 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra magnifica Jeanes 1825 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra malvina M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones & Molloy 1989 (Qld., N.S.E., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra matthewsii Cheeseman 1910 (publ. 1911) (Vic., S.A.)
• Thelymitra media R.Br. 1810 (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
  • Thelymitra media R.Br.var. media (N.S.W., Vic.)
  • Thelymitra media var. carneolutea Nicholls 1943 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra megacalyptra Fitzg. 1879 – large-capped thelymitra (N.S.W., Vic., A.C.T., S.A.)
• Thelymitra merraniae Nicholls 1929 (S.A., Vic. Tas.)
• Thelymitra mucida Fitzg. 1882 (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra nervosa Colenso 1910 (publ. 1911) (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra nuda R.Br. 1810 – naked thelymitra (Qld., N.S.W., Vic. Tas., S.A., W.A.)
• Thelymitra occidentalis Jeanes 2001 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra odora R.J.Bates 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra orientalis Jeanes 2010 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra pallidiflora Jeanes 2004 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra pallidifructus R.J.Bates 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra paludosa Jeanes 2013 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra papuana J.J.Sm. 1934 – Papua thelymitra (New Guinea)
• Thelymitra pauciflora R.Br. 1810 – slender sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W., Vic. Tas., S.A., W.A.)
• Thelymitra peniculata Jeanes 2004 (N.S.W., Vic., S.A., A.C.T., Tas.)
• Thelymitra petrophila Jeanes 2013 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra planicola Jeanes 2000 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra polychroma D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (Tas.)
• Thelymitra psammophila C.R.P.Andrews 1905 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra pulchella Hook.f. 1853 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra purpurata Rupp 1946 (Qld., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra purpureofusca Colenso 1880 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra queenslandica Jeanes 2013 (Qld.)
• Thelymitra reflexa Jeanes 2005 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra rubra Fitzg. 1882 – salmon sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra rubricaulis R.J.Bates 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra sanscilia H.S.Irwin ex Hatch 1952 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra sarasiniana Kraenzl. in F.Sarasin & J.Roux 1914 (New Caledonia)
• Thelymitra sargentii R.S.Rogers 1930 – Sargent's thelymitra (W.A.)
• Thelymitra silena D.L.Jones 1999 (Tas.)
• Thelymitra simulata D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra spadicea D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (Tas.)
• Thelymitra sparsa D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 (Tas.)
• Thelymitra speciosa Jeanes 2009 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra spiralis (Lindl.) F.Muell. 1865 – spiral thelymitra, curly locks (W.A.)
• Thelymitra stellata Lindl.. 1840 : star-shaped thelymitra (W.A.)
• Thelymitra tholiformis Molloy & Hatch 1990 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra tigrina R.Br. 1810 – tiger-like striped thelymitra (W.A.)
• Thelymitra uliginosa Jeanes 2009 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra variegata (Lindl.) P.J.Müll. 1865 : irregularly spotted thelymitra, Queen of Sheba orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra venosa R.Br. 1810 (N.S.W., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra villosa Lindl. 1840 – hirsute thelymitra, custard orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra viridis Jeanes 2004 (Tas.)
• Thelymitra vulgaris Jeanes 2004 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra xanthotricha Jeanes 2004 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra yorkensis Jeanes 2006 (W.A.)

Natural hybrids

• Thelymitra × chasmogama R.S.Rogers 1927 (T. luteocilium × T. nuda)
• 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

1. "Prasophyllum". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 July 2016.