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. http://florabase.dec.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/5096. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "Thomasia quercifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. http://www.anbg.gov.au/cgi-bin/apni?taxon_id=11427.