Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
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Orchidaceae Juss.
Thelymitra stellata Lindl. , legitimate , scientific
Lindley, J. in Lindley, J. (ed.) (1840) , Appendix to Vols 1-23. Edwards's Botanical Register Part 3
xlix.
[tax. nov.]
Type:
"(not cited). [given by A.S.George, Nuytsia 1(1971) 194 as "Swan River, Drummond – holo.: K-L, iso.: K, FI."]."
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882) , Systematic Census of Australian Plants
112
[secondary reference]
Nicholls, W.H. (1935) , The sun orchids of Australia. Orchidologia Zeylanica 2(4)
159
[secondary reference]
George, A.S. (5 May 1971) , A check list of the Orchidaceae of Western Australia. Nuytsia 1(2)
194
[basionym]
basionym of:
Thelymitra fuscolutea var. stellata (A.S.George legitimate
Rye, B.L. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987) , Orchidaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 2
842
[taxonomic synonym]
taxonomic synonym of:
Thelymitra fuscolutea R.Br. legitimate
Jones, D.L. (1988) , Native Orchids of Australia
304
[secondary reference]
common name:
Bronze Sun Orchid [n/a]
Clements, M.A. in Jones, D.L. (ed.) (August 1989) , Catalogue of Australian Orchidaceae. Australian Orchid Research 1
143
[secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym:
Thelymitra dedmaniarum R.S.Rogers legitimate
taxonomic synonym:
Thelymitra fuscolutea var. stellata (A.S.George legitimate
Hopper, S.D., van Leeuwen, S.J., Brown, A.P. & Patrick, S.J. (1990) , Western Australia's Endangered Flora
20, 78, Fig. 223
[secondary reference]
common name:
Star Sun Orchid [n/a]
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1992) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2
244
[secondary reference]
common name:
Star Orchid [n/a]
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (1998) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 2 (revised)
244
[secondary reference]
common name:
Star Orchid [n/a]
Threatened Species and Communities Section, Biodiversity Group, Environment Australia (8 July 1998) , Endangered Species Protection Act 1992. Schedules 1, 2 & 3
26
[secondary reference]
Paczkowska, G. & Chapman, A.R. (2000) , The Western Australian Flora, a descriptive catalogue
92
[secondary reference]
common name:
Star Sun Orchid [n/a]
Western Australian Herbarium (2003) , FloraBase: the Western Australian Flora Version 2
-
[secondary reference]
common name:
Star Sun Orchid [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2005) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Thelymitra fuscolutea var. stellata (A.S.George legitimate
Jeanes, J.A. (22 November 2006) , Resolution of the Thelymitra fuscolutea R.Br. (Orchidaceae) complex of southern Australia. Muelleria 24
19, 22, Fig. 8
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Thelymitra fuscolutea var. stellata (A.S.George legitimate
Brown, A., Dundas, P., Dixon, K. & Hopper, S. (2008) , Orchids of Western Australia
314
[secondary reference]
common name:
Star orchid [n/a]
Etymology:
"starry, alluding to the star-shaped flowers"
Hoffman, N. & Brown, A. (2011) , Orchids of South-West Australia Edn. 3
290
[secondary reference]
common name:
Star Orchid [n/a]
Backhouse, G.N., Bates, R.J., Brown, A.P. & Copeland, L.M. (1 March 2016) , Checklist of the orchids of Australia including its island territories
50, 134
[secondary reference]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (28 February 2018) , Australian Plant Census
-
[secondary reference]
nomenclatural synonym:
Thelymitra fuscolutea var. stellata (A.S.George legitimate
Jones, D.L. (January 2021) , Native Orchids of Australia Edn. 3
457
[secondary reference]
common name:
Starry Sun Orchid
[n/a]
Brown, A. (19 July 2022) , The Complete Orchids of Western Australia 2
230
[secondary reference]
common name:
Star Orchid [n/a]
Etymology:
"From the Latin stellus (star or starry), in reference to the star shaped flowers."
