Thomasia grandiflora

Thomasia grandiflora
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]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Thomasia grandiflora". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5084. 
  2. ^ "Thomasia grandifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?TAXON_NAME=THOMASIA+GRANDIFLORA. Retrieved 2009-02-27.