''Gynatrix'' is a
genus of
dioecious
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flowering plants in the family
Malvaceae,
endemic to south-east
Australia
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.
There are two species within the genus:
*''
Gynatrix pulchella''
(Willd.) Alef. – (Hemp bush, Aboriginal hemp), a shrub to 3 metres in height with white or cream flowers that occurs in
New South Wales, the
Australian Capital Territory,
Victoria and
Tasmania.
*''
Gynatrix macrophylla''
N.G.Walsh – (Gippsland hemp bush), a rare shrub that occurs in eastern Victoria.
References
Malveae
Malvaceae genera
Malvales of Australia
Dioecious plants
Taxa named by Friedrich Alefeld
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