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Showing Thelymitra speciosa
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Type: Westesrn Australia. W of junction of Twertup Ck & Fitzgerald R., 11.vii.1970, A.S.George 9904 (holotype PERTH 306967).
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APC Dist.: WA
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Etymology: "From the Latin speciosus (showy, splendid), in reference to the attractively coloured flowers."