THELYMITRA HOLMESII. Victoria. 
Leaf long and narrow. Flower violet-blue. 
THELYMITRA IXIOIDES. All States of Australia and New Zealand. 
Twelve to 18 inches high with pointed, narrow leaves and bracts, and from two 
to nine flowers which are variously blue, purple, lavender or white, the upper 
part usually spotted. Looks like an ixia. Flowers in Spring or Summer. 
THELYMITRA LUTEO-CILIATA. 
Very slender purplish-red plant. Pale pink flowers. 
THELYMITRA MACMILLANII. Victoria and South Australia. 
Flowers fragrant. Salmon-pink to dark rose, with yellowish markings on margins. 
Side lobes of lip dark red or yellow. 
THELYMITRA MEDIA. New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. 
Robust species with large, leathery leaf. Flowers large, variable from purple to 
white. Column has dark collar-like band round the top. 
THELYMITRA MERRANAE. Vic‘éoria. 
Similar to T. ixioides, but column has large middle lobe. Flowers are small. 
THELYMITRA MURDOCHAE. Victoria. 
Leaves narrow and pointed. Flowers purplish-red. 
THELYMITRA NUDA. New South Wales, Victoria, and Tasmania. 
Leaf long and channelled. Flowers moderate size, pale blue with a purplish-blue 
column. ; 
THELYMITRA PAUCIFLORA. All States of Australia and New Zealand. 
Twelve to 18 inches in height, one to nine small flowers, pale blue, cream or 
whitish in colour. 
THELYMITRA SAPROPHYTICUS. Vic‘éoria. 
Large flowers, pale saffron marked with red and purple. 
THELYMITRA TRUNCATA. South Australia and Victoria. 
Slender plant with two to six small dark blue or mauve flowers with upper 
segments spotted. 
THELYMITRA URNATIS. South Australia. 
~ Small plant with long, narrow leaf and one or two small, yellow-brown flowers. 
THELYMITRA VENOSA. New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia, Tas- 
mania, New Zealand. 
Very tall (up to 3 feet), leaf narrow and thick. Flowers pale blue, prominently 
veined. 
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