Thomasia quercifolia
| Oak-leaf thomasia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Thomasia |
| Species: | T. quercifolia
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| Binomial name | |
| Thomasia quercifolia (Andrews) J.Gay
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| Synonyms | |
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Lasiopetalum quercifolium Andrews | |
Thomasia quercifolia, the 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 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.
- ^ a b "Thomasia quercifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
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