| Penaeaceae | |
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| Saltera sarcocolla | |
Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Myrtales |
| Family: | Penaeaceae Sweet exGuill.[1] |
| Genera | |
ThePenaeaceae are afamily ofevergreen, leathery-leaved shrubs and small trees, native toSouth Africa.[2] The family has 29species in 9genera.[3] The family Penaeaceae was expanded under theAPG III system of classification with the inclusion of the generaOlinia (formerly in the monogenericOliniaceae) and the single species from the genusRhynchocalyx (formerly in the monogenericRhynchocalycaceae).[1]
The Cape Floristic Region in South Africa is comparatively rich in endemic flowering-plant families. Five families of angiosperms (Penaeaceae, Roridulaceae, Geissolomataceae, Grubbiaceae, and Lanariaceae) are endemic to that region ...
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