Flowers
lateral in axils of foliaceous bracts; bracteoles usually 2
Perianth
: tube cylindric, sometimes somewhat contracted towards base and throat, dirty yellow sometimes turning bright purple; lobes valvate, much shorter than tube, erect
Stamens
± as long as perianth lobes; filaments shorter than anthers; anthers with thick, fleshy connective, with thecae obliquely placed near inner base
Ovary
4-locular, with 2-4 ascending ovules in each locule; style with 4 longitudinal, membranous wings, readily separable into 4 parts, arranged in cruciform manner at apex of wings
Fruit
a 4-valved capsule, with persistent style base
Seeds
sometimes 1 by abortion in each valve, oblong, brown, funicled
Nomenclature:
Penaea
L.
Linnaeus: 111 (1753)
Stephens: 82 (1915) in part
Dahlgren: 5 (1971)
Rourke & McDonald: 400 (1989)
Distribution & Notes:
Southern Africa
: Species 4, SW & S Western Cape, S Eastern Cape (to Port Elizabeth)
References:
DAHLGREN, R. 1971. Studies on
Penaeaceae
VI. The genus
Penaea
.
Opera Botanica
29
LINNAEUS, C. 1753.
Species plantarum
. Laurentius Salvius, Stockholm
ROURKE, J.P. & MCDONALD, D.J. 1989. A new species of
Penaea
(
Penaeaceae
), from the Langeberg range, southern Cape.
South African Journal of Botany
55
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