Thelymitra J.Forst. & G.Forst., Char. Gen. Pl. (1775) 97, t. 49

Subfamily: Orchidoideae

Tribe: Orchideae

Subtribe: Thelymitrinae

Synonyms: Macdonaldia Gunn ex Lindl. , Waireia D.L.Jones, M.A.Clem. & Molloy

A genus of c. 50 species; 3 species in Malesia.

Distribution: Java, Philippines, Timor, New Guinea, Australia, New Zealand, New Caledonia

Thelymitra javanica J.J.Sm., drawing by J.J. Smith, in Die Orchideen von Java, Figuren-Atlas (1908) fig. 25

last updated: 21 February 2007 by André Schuiteman

Malesian Orchid Genera