Thomasia
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Thomasia is a genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...

 of plants which are native to southern Australia
Australia
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. All but one species is restricted to the Southwest Botanical Province of Western Australia
Western Australia
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; the other occurs in South Australia
South Australia
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 and Victoria
Victoria (Australia)
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.

Species include:

  • Thomasia angustifolia Steud. - Narrow-leaved Thomasia
  • Thomasia brachystachys Turcz.
  • Thomasia cognata Steud.
  • Thomasia dielsii E.Pritz.
  • Thomasia discolor Steud.
  • Thomasia foliosa J.Gay
  • Thomasia formosa Paust
  • Thomasia gardneri Paust - Mount Holland Thomasia
  • Thomasia glabripetala S.J.Patrick 
  • Thomasia glutinosaLindl.  - Sticky Thomasia
  • Thomasia grandiflora
    Thomasia grandiflora
    Thomasia grandiflora is a small shrub which is endemic to the southwest of Western Australia.It grows to between 0.15 and 1 metre in height...

    Lindl. - Large-flowered Thomasia
  • Thomasia laxiflora Benth.
  • Thomasia macrocalyx Steud.
  • Thomasia macrocarpa Endl. - Large-fruited Thomasia
  • Thomasia microphylla Paust
  • Thomasia montana Steud. - Hill Thomasia
  • Thomasia multiflora E.Pritz.
  • Thomasia paniculata Lindl.
  • Thomasia pauciflora Lindl. - Few-flowered Thomasia
  • Thomasia petalocalyx F.Muell. - Paper Flower
  • Thomasia purpurea (W.T.Aiton) J.Gay 
  • Thomasia pygmaea
    Thomasia pygmaea
    Thomasia pygmaea is a small shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It grows to between 0.05 and 0.3 metres in height. Flowers are produced between August and November in its native range...

    (Turcz.) Benth. - Tiny Thomasia
  • Thomasia quercifolia
    Thomasia quercifolia
    Thomasia quercifolia is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It grows to around 1 metre in height....

    (Andrews
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    ) J.Gay 
    - Oak-leaved Thomasia
  • Thomasia rhynchocarpa Turcz.
  • Thomasia rugosa Turcz. - Wrinkle-leaf Thomasia
  • Thomasia rulingioides Steud.
  • Thomasia sarotes
    Thomasia sarotes
    Thomasia sarotes is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It grows to between 0.25 metres and 1.1 metres in height and 1.2 metres in width...

    Turcz.
  • Thomasia solanacea (Sims
    SIMS
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    ) J.Gay
  • Thomasia stelligera (Turcz.) Benth.
  • Thomasia tenuivestita
    Thomasia tenuivestita
    Thomasia tenuivestita is a shrub which is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia.It grows to between 0.6 metres and 2.5 metres in height and produces purple or pink flowers from mid winter to mid spring....

    F.Muell. 
  • Thomasia tremandroides Paust
  • Thomasia triloba Turcz.
  • Thomasia triphylla (Labill.) J.Gay

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