Orchidaceae Juss.
Thelymitra alpina Jeanes
, legitimate, scientific
[Jones, D.L. (2008), Field Guide to the orchids of the Australian Capital Territory]:
238-239
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mountain Sun Orchid
[n/a]
[Jeanes, J.A. (2013), An overview of the Thelymitra nuda (Orchidaceae) complex in Australia including the description of six new species. Muelleria 31]:
26-27, Figs 5b, 6b (map)
[tax. nov.]
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Type:
New South Wales. Southern Tablelands. Kosciuszko National Park, c. 3.5 km along Tantangara Dam Road, 13.xii.1997, D.L.Jones 15642 & B.E. Jones (holotype CANB 9908940; isotype CANB).
taxonomic synonym:
Thelymitra sp. aff. megcalyptra
[n/a]
misapplication:
Thelymitra aristata Lindl.
legitimate
by [Nicholls, W.H. in Jones, D.L. & Muir, T.B. (ed.) (1969), Orchids of Australia]: 6, pl. 28
misapplication:
Thelymitra nuda R.Br.
legitimate
by [Backhouse, G.N. & Jeanes, J.A. (1995), The Orchids of Victoria]: 354
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Etymology:
"From the Latin alpina, of the alps; the species most often grows in alpine and sub-alpine habitats."
[Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016), Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories]:
48, 65, 78, 119
[secondary reference]
[Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census]:
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APC
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Thelymitra sp. aff. megcalyptra (Alpine)
[n/a]
taxonomic synonym:
Thelymitra sp. aff. megcalyptra 2
[n/a]
[Jones, D.L. (January 2021), Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3]:
426
[secondary reference]
common name:
Mountain Sun Orchid
[n/a]