Thelymitra macrophylla
Common name: Scented Sun Orchid
Thelymitra is from the Greek words thelys, meaning female, and mitra, meaning cap, referring to the hooded column. The column is an organ combining the stamens and style of the flower. Macrophylla is from the Greek macros, meaning large or long, and phyllon, meaning leaf.
Occurs in the southwest of Western Australia.
Up to 20 blue to pink flowers are held up to 60 centimetres high between August and November. The single thick leathery leaf can be 25 centimetres long.
Western Australian Plant Names and their Meanings, a Glossary. FA Sharr. 1996.
Orchids of South-West Australia. Noel Hoffman & Andrew Brown. 1992.
Atlas of Living Australia https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51414346
Florabase https://florabase.dbca.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/11053