Biology:Thomasia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Subfamily: | Byttnerioideae |
| Tribe: | Lasiopetaleae |
| Genus: | Thomasia J.Gay[1] |
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Thomasia is a genus of thirty-one species of flowering plants in the family Malvaceae. Plants in this genus are small shrubs that are endemic to the south-west of Western Australia, apart from T. petalocalyx that is native to Victoria and South Australia. The leaves are simple with leaf-like stipules at the base of the petiole, the flowers bisexual with five papery, petal-like sepals, usually five petals and five stamens opposite the petals. The fruit is a capsule covered with star-like hairs.[2][3][4]
Taxonomy
The genus Thomasia was first formally described in 1821 by Jaques Étienne Gay in Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle.[5][6] The name Thomasia honours Pierre Thomas, his son Abraham, and Abraham's sons Philippe, Louis and Emmanuel, a family of Swiss plant collectors.[6][7]
Species list
The following is a listed of Thomasia species recognised by the Australian Plant Census as at December 2020:[8]
- Thomasia angustifolia Steud. - narrow-leaved thomasia
- Thomasia brachystachys Turcz.
- Thomasia cognata Steud.
- Thomasia dielsii E.Pritz.
- Thomasia discolor Steud.
- Thomasia foliosa J.Gay
- Thomasia × formosa Paust
- Thomasia gardneri Paust - Mount Holland thomasia
- Thomasia glabripetala S.J.Patrick
- Thomasia grandiflora Lindl. - large-flowered thomasia
- Thomasia macrocalyx Steud.
- Thomasia macrocarpa Endl. - large-fruited thomasia
- Thomasia microphylla Paust
- Thomasia montana Steud. - hill thomasia
- Thomasia multiflora E.Pritz.
- Thomasia paniculata Lindl.
- Thomasia pauciflora Lindl. - few-flowered thomasia
- Thomasia petalocalyx F.Muell. - paper flower
- Thomasia purpurea (Dryand.) J.Gay
- Thomasia pygmaea (Turcz.) Benth. - tiny thomasia
- Thomasia quercifolia (Andrews) J.Gay - oak-leaved thomasia
- Thomasia rhynchocarpa Turcz.
- Thomasia rugosa Turcz. - wrinkled leaf thomasia
- Thomasia rulingioides Steud.
- Thomasia sarotes Turcz.
- Thomasia solanacea (Sims) J.Gay
- Thomasia stelligera (Turcz.) Benth.
- Thomasia tenuivestita F.Muell.
- Thomasia tremandroides Paust
- Thomasia triloba Turcz.
- Thomasia triphylla (Labill.) J.Gay
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Thomasia". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/apc-format/display/66550.
- ↑ Short, Philip Sydney. "Thomasia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. https://vicflora.rbg.vic.gov.au/flora/taxon/3bbf921f-f404-41dd-bce9-dac73d2769b6.
- ↑ "Thomasia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/21785.
- ↑ "Thomasia". State Herbarium of South Australia. http://www.flora.sa.gov.au/cgi-bin/speciesfacts_display.cgi?form=speciesfacts&name=Thomasia.
- ↑ "Thomasia". APNI. https://id.biodiversity.org.au/instance/apni/469612. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Gay, Jaques E. (1821). "Monographie des Cinq Genres de Plantes, Lasiopétalées". Mémoires du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle 7: 450–452. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/85088#page/492/mode/1up. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ↑ Sharr, Francis Aubi; George, Alex (2019). Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings (3rd ed.). Kardinya, WA: Four Gables Press. p. 118. ISBN 9780958034180.
- ↑ "Thomasia". Australian Plant Census. https://biodiversity.org.au/nsl/services/search?product=APC&tree.id=51209179&name=Thomasia&inc._scientific=&inc.scientific=on&inc._cultivar=&max=1000&display=apc&search=true.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q952089 entry
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