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