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''Gynatrix'' is a genus of
dioecious Dioecy (; ; adj. dioecious , ) is a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct individual organisms (unisexual) that produce male or female gametes, either directly (in animals) or indirectly (in seed plants). Dioecious reproductio ...
flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, endemic to south-east
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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.


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Malveae Malvaceae genera Malvales of Australia Dioecious plants Taxa named by Friedrich Alefeld {{Australia-rosid-stub