Spermatophyta: Dicotyledonae: Archichlamydeae: Myrtales

Penaeaceae

Verdcourt, B. (1978) Oliniaceae Flora Zambesiaca 4

Description of the family

Trees or shrubs. Stipules, if present, rudimentary. Leaves simple, opposite and decussate. Inflorescence varying from solitary flowers to a few aggregated flowers or thyrses, bracteate. Flowers bisexual, actinomorphic, the hypanthium petaloid. Sepals free, valvate. Petals present (in ours) 4-5. Stamens 4-5, opposite the petals, filaments usually attached to the rim of the hypanthium. Ovary inferior (in ours); carpels fused, locules (3-)5. Fruit a drupe (in ours).

Worldwide: 9 genera and c. 35 species, eastern and southern Africa.

Mozambique: 1 genus and 3 taxa.

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Genus	Content
Olinia Thunb.	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Penaeaceae:

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Flora of Burundi: Penaeaceae
Flora of the DRC: Penaeaceae
Flora of Malawi: Penaeaceae
Flora of Rwanda: Penaeaceae
Flora of Zambia: Penaeaceae
Flora of Zimbabwe: Penaeaceae

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Penaeaceae
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Penaeaceae
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Penaeaceae
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Penaeaceae
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Penaeaceae
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Penaeaceae
JSTOR Plant Science: Penaeaceae
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Penaeaceae
Wikipedia: Penaeaceae
Plants of the World Online: Penaeaceae
Tropicos: Penaeaceae