Thomasia grandiflora

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

Thomasia grandiflora, commonly known as large-flowered thomasia, [2] is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. The flowers are pinkish-purple with a papery appearance hanging in pendents from the leaf axils. The calyx lobes are prominent and larger than the petals.

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Description

Thomasia grandiflora is a small shrub that grows to about 1 m (3 ft 3 in) high and wide. The dark, bright green leaves vary in shape, usually heart-shaped or occasionally narrowly elliptic, slightly flexible, leathery and 15–25 mm (0.59–0.98 in) long. The flowers have wide, conspicuous, pinkish-purple calyx lobes that are more prominent than the petals. The calyx is thicker near the mid-vein. The small petals are densely covered with star-shaped hairs, occasionally with only a few scattered hairs. The flowers have a papery texture and about 2 cm (0.79 in) across on short pendant stalks. The flowers are followed by capsules containing black seeds that are shed from the plant when ripe. Flowering occurs from winter to spring. [3] [4] [5]

Taxonomy and naming

Thomasia grandiflora was first formally described by botanist John Lindley in 1839 who published the description in A sketch of the vegetation of the Swan River Colony in 1839. [6] [7] The specific epithet (grandiflora) is from the Latin grandis meaning "large" or "great" [8] :378 and flos meaning "flower" [8] :338 referring to the large flowers of the species. [5]

Distribution and habitat

Large-flowered thomasia is a widespread species, mostly found in near-coastal locations growing in open forest in the south-west of Western Australia. [5]

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<i>Thomasia purpurea</i> Species of shrub

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<i>Thomasia macrocarpa</i> Species of shrub

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<i>Guichenotia macrantha</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Verticordia densiflora</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Darwinia pinifolia</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Calytrix sapphirina</i> Species of flowering plant

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<i>Thomasia triphylla</i> Species of shrub

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<i>Gastrolobium trilobum</i> Species of plant

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<i>Lasiopetalum glutinosum</i> Species of shrub

Lasiopetalum glutinosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading, multi-stemmed shrub with densely hairy young stems, egg-shaped leaves often with three lobes and bright pink or dark red flowers.

Lasiopetalum laxiflorum is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a sticky, straggling subshrub or shrub with many densely hairy stems, egg-shaped leaves, and bright pink and dark red flowers.

<i>Mirbelia floribunda</i> Species of plant

Mirbelia floribunda, commonly known as purple mirbelia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, slender or straggling, much-branched shrub with narrowly linear leaves and bluish-purple flowers.

<i>Mirbelia ramulosa</i> Species of plant

Mirbelia ramulosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is an erect, much-branched, spiny, leafless shrub with yellow and red, purple or brown flowers.

<i>Thomasia paniculata</i> Species of shrub

Thomasia paniculata is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a spreading shrub with heart-shaped to narrowly egg-shaped leaves and pinkish-mauve flowers.

<i>Thomasia pauciflora</i> Species of shrub

Thomasia paniculata, commonly known as few-flowered thomasia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a slender, erect or straggling shrub with egg-shaped leaves and pink to purple, occasionally white flowers.

Thomasia rulingioides 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 with densely hairy new growth, narrowly oblong to narrowly egg-shaped leaves with wavy edges, and pink to purple flowers.

<i>Androcalva crispa</i> Species of shrub

Androcalva crispa, commonly known as crisped leaf commersonia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a prostrate shrub that forms suckers from rhizomes and has densely new growth, clusters of lobed, egg-shaped or oblong leaves with wavy, serrated edges, and groups of white and pinkish-purple flowers.

<i>Guichenotia micrantha</i> Species of flowering plant

Guichenotia micrantha, commonly known as small flowered guichenotia, is a species of flowering plant in the family Malvaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is a low, compact shrub with linear to narrowly egg-shaped leaves and pink flowers in groups of three to six.

References

  1. "Thomasia grandiflora". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  2. Greig, Denise (1999). Field Guide to Australian Wildflowers. Avery Chase-New Holland. ISBN   1-86436-334-7.
  3. "Thomasia grandiflora". FloraBase . Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
  4. Shepherd, Kelly A. (2019). "Thomasia grandiflora". Nuytsia (30). Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  5. 1 2 3 Harris, Thistle Y. (1979). Gardening with Australian Plants. Melbourne, Victoria: Thomas Nelson Australia. ISBN   0-17-005120-X.
  6. "Thomasia grandifolia". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
  7. Lyndley, John. "A Sketch of the Vegetation of the Swan River Colony" . Retrieved 15 September 2019.
  8. 1 2 Brown, Roland W. (1956). The Composition of Scientific Words. Washington D.C: Smithsonian Institution Press.