Flora of Victoria

Shrub or small tree to c. 5 m high. Leaves ovate to broad-ovate, 4–18 cm long, 2.5–14 cm wide, cordate at base, margins crenate, lower or both surfaces obscured, grey or whitish from a dense layer of stellate hairs. Calyx 5–6 mm long, densely stellate-pubescent; petals of male flowers elliptic, 6–10 mm long; female flowers with petals oblong, barely exceeding calyx. Fruit and seeds as for G. pulchella. Flowers most of year.

EGL, EGU, HNF, HSF, VAlp, VRiv. Endemic in Victoria where largely confined to rocky streamsides and gullies on and south of the Dividing Range in the east (e.g. Howqua, Rose and Kiewa Rivers north of the Divide and Macalister, Buchan, Mitchell and Murrindal Rivers and their tributaries south of the Divide), and rather rare.

Source: Walsh, N.G. (1996). Gynatrix. In: Walsh, N.G.; Entwisle, T.J. (eds), Flora of Victoria Vol. 3, Dicotyledons Winteraceae to Myrtaceae. Inkata Press, Melbourne.

Updated by: Andre Messina, 2017-10-31

life Life

kingdom Plantae

phylum Tracheophyta

class Magnoliopsida

superorder Rosanae

order Malvales

family Malvaceae

genus Gynatrix

Higher taxa

species Gynatrix macrophylla N.G.Walsh

Synonyms

Gynatrix sp. (Eastern Victoria)

Victoria

**Source:** AVH (2014). *Australia's Virtual Herbarium*, Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria, <http://avh.chah.org.au>. Find Gynatrix macrophylla in AVH ; *Victorian Biodiversity Atlas*, © The State of Victoria, Department of Environment and Primary Industries (published Dec. 2014) Find Gynatrix macrophylla in Victorian Biodiversity Atlas

Bioregion	Occurrence status	Establishment means
Victorian Riverina	present	native
East Gippsland Lowlands	present	native
East Gippsland Uplands	present	native
Highlands-Southern Fall	present	native
Highlands-Northern Fall	present	native
Victorian Alps	present	native

Bioregions of Victoria

State distribution

State
Victoria