Gynatrix pulchella

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Hemp bush
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Gynatrix pulchella at Mount Waverley, Victoria
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Gynatrix
Species:
G. pulchella
Binomial name
Gynatrix pulchella
Synonyms [2]

Abutilon pulchellum(Willd.) Sweet
Abutilon pulchrum(Bertero ex Colla) G.Don
Napaea pulchella(Willd.) Alef.
Plagianthus pulchellus(Willd.) A.Gray
Plagianthus pulchellus var. tomentosusRodway
Plagianthus tasmanicus(Hook.f.) Benth.
Plagianthus tasmanicusA.Gray
Sida pulchellaWilld.
Sida pulchraBertero ex Colla
Sida tasmanicaHook.f.

Gynatrix pulchella, the hemp bush or Aboriginal hemp, is a dioecious flowering shrub in the family Malvaceae, endemic to south-east Australia. [3] It grows to 3 metres in height and has white or cream flowers. The species occurs in New South Wales, the Australian Capital Territory, Victoria and Tasmania. [3]

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References

  1. "Gynatrix pulchella". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI), IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government, Canberra. Retrieved 7 September 2008.
  2. "Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "The Gynatrix Page". Malvacae Info. Retrieved 7 September 2008.