Gynatrix pulchella

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]

Hemp bush
Gynatrix pulchella at Mount Waverley, Victoria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malvales
Family:	Malvaceae
Genus:	Gynatrix
Species:	G. pulchella
Binomial name
Gynatrix pulchella (Willd.) Alef.[1]
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. tomentosus Rodway Plagianthus tasmanicus (Hook.f.) Benth. Plagianthus tasmanicus A.Gray Sida pulchella Willd. Sida pulchra Bertero ex Colla Sida tasmanica Hook.f.