The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
Showing Thelymitra hiemalis
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- Plantae(reg.)
- Charophyta(div.)
- Equisetopsida(cl.)
- Magnoliidae(subcl.)
- Lilianae(superordo)
- Asparagales(ordo)
- Orchidaceae(fam.)
- Thelymitra(gen.)
- hiemalis(sp.)
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Etymology: "From the Latin hiemalis, pertaining to winter, in reference to its predominately [sic; predominantly] winter-flowering habitat [sic]." -
Text: "We have chosen to give this taxon a new epithet at species rank, because that used by Nicholls is hardly distinctive or appropriate (subdifformis, meaning somewhat different was used by Nicholls at varietal rank for at least three taxa)."
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APC Dist.: SA, Vic