Thomasia triloba
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| Thomasia triloba | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malvales |
| Family: | Malvaceae |
| Genus: | Thomasia |
| Species: | T. triloba |
| Binomial name | |
| Thomasia triloba | |
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]
