Thomasia dielsii

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Thomasia dielsii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Thomasia
Species:
T. dielsii
Binomial name
Thomasia dielsii

Thomasia dielsii is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low, erect to spreading shrub with egg-shaped leaves with wavy edges, and purple, violet and blue flowers.

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Description

Thomasia dielsii is an erect to spreading shrub that typically grows to 0.2–0.4 m (7.9 in – 1 ft 3.7 in) high, 0.8–1 m (2 ft 7 in – 3 ft 3 in) wide and has its young stems covered in greyish, star-shaped. The leaves are egg-shaped to oblong, 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) long and 6–7 mm (0.24–0.28 in) wide on a petiole 4–5 mm (0.16–0.20 in) long. The edges of the leaves are wavy and slightly serrated, the upper surface with a few star-shaped hairs, the lower surface more densely hairy. There are hairy, smaller leaf-like stipules at the base of the petioles. The flowers are arranged in racemes of 4 to 9, each flower on a hairy pedicel 5–7 mm (0.20–0.28 in) long, with hairy, linear bracteoles about 6 mm (0.24 in) long at the base. The sepals are purple, violet and blue, 9–10 mm (0.35–0.39 in) long, and there are no petals, the style protruding above the stamens. [2] [3]

Taxonomy and naming

Thomasia dielsii was first formally described in 1904 by Ernst Georg Pritzel in Botanische Jahrbücher für Systematik, Pflanzengeschichte und Pflanzengeographie from specimens he collected near Cranbrook. [4] [5] The specific epithet (dielsii) honours Ludwig Diels. [2]

Distribution and habitat

This thomasia grows on flats from near Cranbrook to Israelite Bay in the Avon Wheatbelt, Esperance Plains and Jarrah Forest bioregions of south-western Western Australia. [2] [3]

Conservation status

Thomasia dielsii is classified as "Priority One" by the Government of Western Australia Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions, [3] meaning that it is known from only one or a few locations which are potentially at risk. [6]

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References

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  4. "Thomasia dielsii". Australian Plant Name Index. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
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  6. "Conservation codes for Western Australian Flora and Fauna" (PDF). Government of Western Australia Department of Parks and Wildlife. Retrieved 3 January 2023.