Orchidaceae Juss.
Thelymitra colensoi Hook.f. , legitimate, scientific
Hooker, J.D. (1864), Handbook of the New Zealand Flora 1: 271 [tax. nov.]
Ross, E.M. in Stanley, T.D. & Ross, E.M. (1989), Orchidaceae. Flora of South-eastern Queensland 3: 392 [taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of: Thelymitra pauciflora R.Br. legitimate
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989), Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1: 138 [secondary reference]
  • Text: "... now considered a New Zealand endemic."
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
  • APC Comment: A New Zealand taxon listed as a synonym of Thelymitra pauciflora R.Br. by E.M.Ross in T.D.Stanley & E.M.Ross, Fl. South-eastern Queensland 3: 392 (1989), but not known to occur in Australia.