Biology:Thomasia triloba
| Thomasia triloba | |
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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. triloba
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| Binomial name | |
| Thomasia triloba Turcz.[1]
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Thomasia triloba is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, open shrub that typically grows to a height of 0.4–1 m (1 ft 4 in–3 ft 3 in) and has pink or purple flowers in October and November.[2] The species was first formally described in 1846 by Nikolai Turczaninow in the Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou from specimens collected by James Drummond.[3][4] This species of thomasia is listed as "Priority One" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions,[2] meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk,[5] but may be extinct.[6]
References
- ↑ "Thomasia triloba". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/79722.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Thomasia triloba". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5104.
- ↑ "Thomasia triloba". Australian Plant Name Index. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/rest/instance/apni/495196.
- ↑ Turczaninow, Nikolai (1846). "Generum adhuc non descriptorum, adkectis descriptionibus nonnullarum specierum Byttneriacearum.". Bulletin de la Société Impériale des Naturalistes de Moscou 19 (2): 500. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/151097#page/1076/mode/1up. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna". Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/images/documents/plants-animals/threatened-species/Listings/Conservation%20code%20definitions.pdf. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ↑ Blake, Trevor L. (2021). Lantern bushes of Australia ; Thomasias & allied genera : a field and horticultural guide. Victoria: Australian Plants Society, Keilor Plains Group. p. 6. ISBN 9780646839301.
Wikidata ☰ Q17580951 entry
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