
Thalia (plant)
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Thalia is a genus
of 7 (–11) species generally recognised in tropical America with one (T. geniculata) also found in tropical Africa all found in aquatic or marshy habitats. Named after Johannes Thal (1542–1583), a German doctor who wrote a flora of the Harz Mountains.
Genus
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of 7 (–11) species generally recognised in tropical America with one (T. geniculata) also found in tropical Africa all found in aquatic or marshy habitats. Named after Johannes Thal (1542–1583), a German doctor who wrote a flora of the Harz Mountains.