Thelasis carinata

Triangular fly orchid
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Thelasis
Species:
T. carinata
Binomial name
Thelasis carinata
Synonyms
Synonyms
  • Phreatia carinata (Blume) Miq.
  • Eria carinata (Blume) Rchb.f. in B.Seemann nom. illeg.
  • Oxyanthera carinata (Blume) Schltr.
  • Euproboscis griffithii Rchb.f.
  • Thelasis elata Hook.f.
  • Oxyanthera elata (Hook.f.) Hook.f.
  • Oxyanthera papuana Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach
  • Thelasis carinata f. semipelorica J.J.Sm.
  • Thelasis papuana (Schltr.) W.Kittr.

Thelasis carinata, commonly known as the triangular fly orchid, is a plant in the orchid family. It is a clump-forming epiphyte or lithophyte that lacks pseudobulbs. There are groups of between two and six erect, flattened stems each with up to six leaves that have a ridged lower surface. Up to fifteen green and white flowers are arranged on a thin but stiff flowering stem. This orchid is found from Thailand to the southwest Pacific.

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