Three new species of Thelymitra (Diurideae, Orchidaceae) endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand
Three new species of sun orchid (Thelymitra) endemic to Aotearoa New Zealand are here described: T. palustris, T. scabrifolia and T. semaphora. The morphological distinctiveness of these three species has been acknowledged for decades; however, their taxonomic status has remained unresolved. Evidence from existing kary...