Thomasia grandiflora | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Malvales |
Family: | Malvaceae |
Genus: | Thomasia |
Species: | T. grandiflora |
Binomial name | |
Thomasia grandiflora Lindl. |
Thomasia grandiflora (Large-flowered Thomasia) is a small shrub which is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.[1]
It grows to between 0.15 and 1 metre in height.[1] Pink to purple Flowers are produced between July and November in its native range.[1]
The species was first formally described by botanist John Lindley in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony in 1839.[2]