| 词条 | Thelymitra formosa |
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|name = Sun orchid |image = Thelymitra formosa.jpg |image_caption = Thelymitra formosa growing in the Otago region |taxon = Thelymitra formosa |authority = Colenso[1] |display_parents = 2 |synonyms_ref = |synonyms = }} Thelymitra formosa, commonly called the sun orchid,[2] is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae that is endemic to New Zealand. It has a single channelled, dark to reddish green leaf and up to fifteen blue flowers. The lobe on top of the anther has yellowish red edges and the arms on the sides of the column have tufts of yellow or orange hairs. DescriptionThelymitra formosa is a tuberous, perennial herb with a single dark or reddish green, linear to lance-shaped leaf {{convert|100-400|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} long and {{convert|10-20|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide. Between ten and fifteen light to dark blue flowers without spots or stripes, {{convert|9-13|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} wide are borne on a flowering stem sometimes up to {{convert|800|mm|in|sigfig=1|abbr=on}} tall. The arms on the sides of the column are flattened with tufts of orange or yellow hairs. The lobe on top of the anther is short with yellowish red edges and has finger-like calli. Flowering occurs from November to January.[2][3]Taxonomy and namingThelymitra formosa was first formally described in 1884 by William Colenso from a plant collected between Norsewood and Dannevirke, and the description was published in Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute.[1][4] The specific epithet (formosa) is Latin word meaning "beautifully formed", "comely" or "handsome".[5]Distribution and habitatThis thelymitra grows in wetlands, scrub and open forest. It is found on the North, South and Stewart Islands.[2][3] References1. ^1 {{WCSP | 203746 | Thelymitra formosa }} 2. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=de Lange|first1=Peter J.|title=Thelymitra formosa|url=http://www.nzpcn.org.nz/flora_details.aspx?ID=326|publisher=New Zealand Plant Conservation Networ|accessdate=17 June 2018}} 3. ^1 {{cite web|title=Thelymitra formosa|url=https://www.nativeorchids.co.nz/Descriptions/Thelymitra_formosa.html|publisher=New Zealand Native Orchid Group|accessdate=17 June 2018}} 4. ^{{cite journal |last1=Colenso |first1=William |title=A further contribution towards making known the botany of New Zealand |journal=Transactions and Proceedings of the New Zealand Institute |date=1883 |volume=16 |page=338 |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/105242#page/434/mode/1up |accessdate=17 June 2018}} 5. ^{{cite book|last1=Brown|first1=Roland Wilbur|title=The Composition of Scientific Words|date=1956|publisher=Smithsonian Institution Press|location=Washington, D.C.page=345}} External links
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