Thomasia quercifolia

Oak-leaf Thomasia
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

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

  1. "Thomasia quercifolia". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Government of Western Australia.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Thomasia quercifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.