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flowering plants in the family

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Gynatrix pulchella ''Gynatrix pulchella'', the hemp bush or Aboriginal hemp, is a dioecious flowering shrub in the family Malvaceae, endemic to south-east Australia. It grows to 3 metres in height and has white or cream flowers. The species occurs in New South Wal ...

'' (Willd.) Alef. – (Hemp bush, Aboriginal hemp), a shrub to 3 metres in height with white or cream flowers that occurs in

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Gynatrix macrophylla ''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 3 m ...

'' 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 {{Australia-rosid-stub