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Thelymitra

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BISH 426898Botany

Thelymitra

Sun Orchids

As recorded: Thelymitra J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Liliopsida › Asparagales › Orchidaceae

Collected by: Lamoureux, C.H.
Collector number: 172
Date: February 16, 1966
Locality: Nelson, Upper Maitai Valley
Island: South Island
Region: New Zealand
Coordinates: -41.3000, 172.3830
Elevation: 600 m
Identified by: Lamoureux, C.H.
Record type: Preserved specimen

5 Bishop specimens of Thelymitra · collected 1932–1974Species page ›

Where it was collected

Still here: Thelymitra observed near this locality

This specimen was collected in 1966. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 5 research-grade sightings in the wild within 25 km, most recently on 2017-11-20.

Thelymitra observed 2017-11-20

2017-11-20

Clark Valley, Baton watershed

(c) memopob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thelymitra observed 2016-12-17

2016-12-17

Upson Ridge, Baton watershed, Nelson

(c) memopob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thelymitra observed 2016-12-17

2016-12-17

Upson Ridge between Fowler and Clarke Valleys, Baton watershed, Nelson.

(c) memopob, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thelymitra observed 2015-02-13

2015-02-13

Kahurangi National Park 7073, New Zealand

(c) Roger Frost, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Thelymitra observed 2010-11-30

2010-11-30

Kahurangi National Park 7073, New Zealand

(c) marianw, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.

Cite this specimen

Thelymitra. BISH 426898. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956521784. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/426898.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956521784 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026