Thomasia solanacea

Thomasia solanacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Thomasia
Species: T. solanacea
Binomial name
Thomasia solanacea
(Sims) J.Gay

Thomasia solanacea is a small shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.

It grows to between 0.5 and 3 metres in height.[1] Flowers are produced between September and December in its native range.[1]

The species was first formally described by botanist John Sims in 1812. He gave it the name Lasiopetalum solanaceum. In 1821, Swiss botanist Jaques Étienne Gay tranferred the species to the genus Thomasia[2]

References

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