Genus: Penaea Life
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Eurosid II > Order: Myrtales > Family: Penaeaceae
Four species, endemic to the Western Cape and Eastern Cape.
Species native to southern Africa
List from
Plants
of Southern Africa - an Online Checklist (SANBI).
References
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Dahlgren R. 1971. Studies on Penaeaceae: VI. The genus Penaea L. Opera Botanica 29: 5-58.
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Rourke JP, Macdonald DJ. 1989. A new species of Penaea (Penaeaceae) from the Langeberg Range, southern Cape. South African Journal of Botany 55: 400-404.
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