Thelymitra benthamiana | Wilsons Promontory Virtual Herbarium

Common name:

Blotched Sun-orchid

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Distribution (from Flora of Victoria):

Wannon, Grampians, Otway Plain, Gippsland Plain, Wilsons Promontory (DEJPT) also WA, SA

Distribution and ecological preference at Wilsons Promontory (if known):

Gravelly and heavier-clay soils in light forest¹

Flower description:

Yellow with dark reddish-brown spots¹

Habit:

Terrestrial orchid to 30 cm long¹

Distinguishing characteristics (within family/genus):

The leaf is ovate and 1-2 cm wide and strongly ribbed. The inflorescence is usually 3-flowered with reddish-brown blotches on yellow-green petals¹

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Conservation status:

Vulnerable in Victoria

References:

¹ Walsh, N. G. and Entwisle, T. J. “Flora of Victoria”, volumes 2 (1994), 3 (1996) and 4 (1999). Inkata Press, Port Melbourne, Victoria