| Thomasia | |
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| Thomasia pygmaea | |
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]
- ^ a b "Thomasia". Australian Plant Census. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
- ^ Short, Philip Sydney. "Thomasia". Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. Retrieved 11 December 2020.
- ^ "Thomasia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ "Thomasia". State Herbarium of South Australia. Retrieved 11 December 2020.