List of Thelymitra species explained

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

• Thelymitra abrupta R.J.Bates 2016 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra adorata Jeanes 2011 – praying sun orchid (N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra aemula Cheeseman 1919 – gumland sun orchid (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra aggericola D.L.Jones 1999 – bleak sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra albiflora Jeanes 2004 – white sun orchid (S.A.)
• Thelymitra alcockiae Jeanes 2013 – Kath's sun orchid (Vic., S.A.)
• Thelymitra alpicola Jeanes 2012 – alpine striped sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic.)
• Thelymitra alpina Jeanes 2013 – mountain sun orchid (A.C.T., N.S.W., Vic.)
• Thelymitra angustifolia R.Br. 1810 – long-leaved sun orchid (N.S.W., Qld.)
• 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 – Cleopatra's needles (W.A.)
• Thelymitra arenaria Lindl. 1840 – forest sun orchid (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra aristata Lindl. 1840 – great sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra atronitida Jeanes – black-hooded sun orchid 2000 (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra azurea R.S.Rogers 1917 – azure sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra basaltica Jeanes – grasslands sun orchid 2004 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra batesii Jeanes 2004 – plump sun orchid (S.A.)
• Thelymitra benthamiana Rchb.f. 1871 – blotched sun orchid, leopard sun orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra bracteata J.Z.Weber ex Jeanes 2004 – leafy sun orchid, large-bracted sun orchid (S.A., Tas., Vic.)
• Thelymitra brevifolia Jeanes 2004 – peppertop sun orchid, short-leaf sun orchid (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 – flushed sun orchid, blue sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra carnea R.Br. 1810 – tiny sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra × chasmogama R.S.Rogers 2011 – globe-hood sun orchid (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra circumsepta Fitzg. 1878 – naked sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., S.A., Tas.)
• Thelymitra colensoi Hook.f. 1864 – Colenso's sun orchid (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra cornicina Rchb.f. 1871 – lilac sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra corrugata R.J.Bates 2013 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra crenulata R.J.Bates 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra crinita Lindl. 1840 – long-haired thelymitra, blue lady orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra cucullata Rupp 1946 – swamp sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra cyanapicata Jeanes 2004 – dark-tipped sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra cyanea (Lindl.) Benth. 1873 – veined sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra dedmaniarum R.S.Rogers 1938 – cinnamon sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra × dentata L.B.Moore 1968 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra epipactoides F.Muell. 1866 – metallic sun orchid (Vic., S.A.)
• Thelymitra erosa D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 – striped sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra exigua Jeanes 2004 – short sun orchid (S.A.)
• Thelymitra flexuosa Endl. 1839 – 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 – fragrant sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra frenchii Jeanes 2004 – scarp sun orchid, Jarrahdale sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra fuscolutea R.Br. 1810 – chestnut sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra glaucophylla R.J.Bates ex Jeanes 2013 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra graminea Lindl. 1840 – shy sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra grandiflora Fitz. 1882 – giant sun orchid (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 – coastal granite sun orchid, coastal sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra gregaria D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 – clumping sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra hatchii L.B.Moore 1968 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra hiemalis D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 – winter sun orchid (Vic.)
• Thelymitra holmesii Nicholls 1932 – plain sun orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra hygrophila R.J.Bates 2010 – blue star sun orchid (S.A.)
• Thelymitra imbricata D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 – broad sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra improcera D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. – coastal sun orchid 1998 (Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra incurva Jeanes 2012 – coastal striped sun orchid (Vic., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra inflata Jeanes 2004 inflated sun orchid (Vic., S.A., Tas.)
• Thelymitra irregularis Nicholls 1946 – crested sun orchid (Vic., N.S.W., Tas.)
• 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 – skyblue sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra juncifolia Lindl. 1840 – large-spotted sun orchid (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra kangaloonica Jeanes 2011 – Kangaloon sun orchid (N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra latifolia R.J.Bates 2001 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra latiloba Jeanes 2001 – wandoo sun orchid, wandoo shirt orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra longifolia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst. 1775 – white sun orchid, maikuku (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra longiloba D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 – lobed sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra lucida Jeanes 2004 – glistening sun orchid (Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra luteocilium Fitzg. 1882 – fringed sun orchid (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra × mackibbinii (= Thelymitra mackibbinii) F.Muell. 1881 – brilliant sun orchid (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra × macmillanii F.Muell. 1865 – red sun orchid, crimson sun orchid (S.A., Vic.)
• Thelymitra macrophylla Lindl. 1840 – large-leafed thelymitra (W.A.)
• Thelymitra maculata Jeanes 2009 – spotted curly locks, eastern curly locks (W.A.)
• Thelymitra magnifica Jeanes 2006 (W.A.) – Crystal Brook sun orchid
• Thelymitra malvina M.A.Clem., D.L.Jones & Molloy 1989 – mauve-tufted sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra matthewsii Cheeseman 1910 (publ. 1911) – spiral sun orchid (Vic., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra media R.Br. 1810 – tall sun orchid (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 – plains sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., A.C.T., S.A.)
• Thelymitra merraniae Nicholls 1929 – Merran's sun orchid (N.S.W., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra mucida Fitzg. 1882 – plum sun orchid (W.A., S.A., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra nervosa Colenso 1887 (publ. 1888) (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra nuda R.Br. 1810 – plain thelymitra (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic. Tas., S.A.)
• Thelymitra occidentalis Jeanes 2001 – western azure sun orchid, rimmed sun orchid (W.A., S.A.)
• Thelymitra odora R.J.Bates 2010 (S.A.)
• Thelymitra orientalis R.J.Bates 2010 (Vic.)
• Thelymitra pallidiflora Jeanes 2004 –pale sun orchid (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., A.C.T., Vic., Tas., S.A., N.Z.)
• Thelymitra peniculata Jeanes 2004 – trim sun orchid (N.S.W., Vic., S.A., A.C.T., Tas.)
• Thelymitra petrophila Jeanes 2013 (W.A.)
• Thelymitra planicola Jeanes 2000 – glaucous sun orchid (Vic., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra polychroma D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 – rainbow sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra psammophila C.R.P.Andrews 1905 – sandplain sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra pulchella Hook.f. 1853 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra pulcherrima Jeanes 2009 – northern Queen of Sheba (W.A.)
• Thelymitra purpurata Rupp 1946 – wallum sun orchid (Qld., N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra purpureofusca Colenso 1880 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra queenslandica Jeanes – northern sun orchid 2013 (Qld.)
• Thelymitra reflexa Jeanes 2005 – reflexed sun orchid (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 – freckled sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra silena D.L.Jones 1999 – madonna sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra simulata D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 – collared sun orchid (N.S.W., A.C.T., Vic., Tas.)
• Thelymitra spadicea D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 – browntop sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra sparsa D.L.Jones & M.A.Clem. 1998 – wispy sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra speciosa Jeanes 2009 – eastern Queen of Sheba (W.A.)
• Thelymitra spiralis (Lindl.) F.Muell. 1865 – curly locks (W.A.)
• Thelymitra stellata Lindl. 1840 – starry sun orchid, star orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra tholiformis Molloy & Hatch 1990 (N.Z.)
• Thelymitra tigrina R.Br. 1810 – tiger orchid, tiger sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra × truncata R.S.Rogers 1917 – truncate sun orchid (Vic., S.A., Tas.)
• Thelymitra uliginosa Jeanes 2009 – southern curly locks, swamp curly locks (W.A.)
• Thelymitra variegata (Lindl.) F.Muell. 1865 – Queen of Sheba (W.A.)
• Thelymitra venosa R.Br. 1810 – large veined sun orchid (N.S.W.)
• Thelymitra villosa Lindl. 1840 – custard orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra viridis Jeanes 2004 – green sun orchid (Tas.)
• Thelymitra vulgaris Jeanes 2004 – slender sun orchid, common sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra xanthotricha Jeanes 2004 – yellow tufted sun orchid (W.A.)
• Thelymitra yorkensis Jeanes 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)