Penaea Fucata

''Penaea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Penaeaceae, found in southern South Africa. They have an unusual type of embryo sac development; after two rounds of mitosis, four nuclei are formed at each pole, leading to a mature embryo sac containing four polar groups each with three cells. When found in other taxa, these embryo sacs are termed ''Penaea''-type.

Species

Currently accepted species include:

*''Penaea acuta'' Thunb.
*''Penaea acutifolia'' A.Juss.
*''Penaea candolleana'' Stephens
*''Penaea cneorum'' Meerb.
*''Penaea dahlgrenii'' Rourke
*''Penaea dubia'' Stephens
*''Penaea ericifolia'' (A.Juss.) Gilg
*''Penaea ericoides'' (A.Juss.) Endl.
*''Penaea formosa'' Thunb.
*''Penaea fruticulosa'' L.f.
*''Penaea fucata'' L.
*''Penaea geneiophora'' Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea gigantea'' (R.Dahlgren) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea lanceolata'' (R.Dahlgren) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea lateriflora'' L.f.
*''Penaea micrantha'' (R.Dahlgren) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea microphylla'' (Rourke) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea mucronata'' L.
*''Penaea mundii'' (Sond.) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea petraea'' (W.F.Barker) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea retzioides'' (Sond.) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea rupestris'' (Sond.) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea ruscifolia'' (R.Dahlgren) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea sarcocolla'' L.
*''Penaea speciosa'' (Sond.) Byng & Christenh.
*''Penaea sulcata'' (R.Dahlgren) Byng & Christenh.

References

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Penaeaceae
Myrtales genera