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Gynatrix
Sign in to saveGynatrix is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, endemic to south-east Australia.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderMalvales
- FamilyMalvaceae
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Gynatrix is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, endemic to south-east Australia.
There are two species within the genus: Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef. – (Hemp bush, Aboriginal hemp), a shrub to 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.