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brickleaf family
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brickleaf family

Penaeaceae

The Penaeaceae are a family of evergreen, leathery-leaved shrubs and small trees, native to South Africa. The family has 29 species in 9 genera. The family Penaeaceae was expanded under the APG III system of classification with the inclusion of the genera Olinia (formerly in the monogeneric Oliniaceae) and the single species from the genus Rhynchocalyx (formerly in the monogeneric Rhynchocalycaceae).

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8 branches of this family, most-observed first

Brickleaves

genusPenaea

Salters

genusSaltera

Hardpears

genusOlinia

Sissies

genusBrachysiphon

Rockstars

genusSonderothamnus

Wingstyles

genusStylapterus

Lipsticks

genusEndonema

False Waterberries

genusRhynchocalyx

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 71588.