Thomasia quercifolia
| Oak-leaf Thomasia | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Thomasia |
| Species: | T. quercifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Thomasia quercifolia (Andrews) J.Gay | |
| Synonyms | |
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Lasiopetalum quercifolium Andrews | |
Thomasia quercifolia (Oak-leaf Thomasia) is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.
It grows to around 1 metre in height.[1]
The species was first formally described by botanist H.C. Andrews in The Botanist's Repository for New and Rare Plants in 1806. He gave it the name Lasiopetalum quercifolium [2] J.E. Gay transferred the species to the genus Thomasia in 1861.[2]
References
- ↑ "Thomasia quercifolia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
- 1 2 "Thomasia quercifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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