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Thelymitra media R.Br.
Family Orchidaceae
Common name: Tall Sun Orchid

Thelymitra media R.Br. APNI*

Synonyms: Thelymitra media var. media R.Br. APNI*

Description: Terrestrial herb.

Leaf lanceolate, to 30 cm long and 18 mm wide, ribbed, thick to fleshy.

Inflorescence to 90 cm high, 5–25-flowered. Perianth segments c. 17 mm long and 10 mm wide, blue with darker streaks or pink to pale blue, thick to fleshy. Column to 6 mm long cream to bluish. Midlobe crest with a few short calli subtended by a black band; accessory lobes erect, broad, short, narrow and projected forwards. Lateral arms forward, with terminal tufts of white hairs.


Flowering: October–January, especially after fire.

Distribution and occurrence: Grows in sclerophyll forest and coastal scrub; south from the Blue Mtns.
NSW subdivisions: NC, CC, SC, NT, CT, ST
Other Australian states: Vic.
AVH map***

Text by P. Bernhardt
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APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.
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