Thelymitra longifolia
| White sun orchid | |
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| Thelymitra longifolia near Tōtaranui | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Diurideae |
| Genus: | Thelymitra |
| Species: | T. longifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Thelymitra longifolia | |
| Synonyms | |
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Thelymitra cornuta Colenso | |
Thelymitra longifolia, commonly called white sun orchid, common sun orchid or maikuku, is a species of orchid in the family Orchidaceae that is endemic to New Zealand. It was the first of a large number of similar species to be described and is therefore the type species. It has a single grass-like leaf and up to five white flowers