Gynatrix

Gynatrix
Gynatrix pulchella at Mount Waverley, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Subfamily:	Malvoideae
Tribe:	Malveae
Genus:	Gynatrix Alef. [1]
Species
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Gynatrix is a genus of dioecious flowering plants in the family Malvaceae, endemic to south-east Australia. ^[2]

There are two species within the genus:

• Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef.– (Hemp bush, Aboriginal hemp), a shrub to 3 metres (9.8 ft) in height with white or cream flowers that occurs in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. ^[2]
• Gynatrix macrophylla N.G.Walsh– (Gippsland hemp bush), a rare shrub that occurs in eastern Victoria. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

References

1. "Gynatrix". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
2. "The Gynatrix Page". Malvacae Info. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
3. Ross, J.H.& N.G. Walsh (2003). A Census of the Vascular Plants of Victoria (Seventh ed.).^{[ permanent dead link ]}