Penaea sarcocolla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Penaeaceae |
Genus: | Penaea |
Species: | P. sarcocolla
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Binomial name | |
Penaea sarcocolla | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Penaea sarcocolla is a species of shrub in the genus Penaea. It is endemic to the Western Cape, [1] along the coast up to Cape Agulhas and extending inland to Franschhoek, Hottentots Holland Mountains, Villiersdorp and Genadendal. [3] It is also known as the Cape fellwort. [3]
It takes its name from a supposed resemblance to sarcocolla, the Asian source of Persian gum.
Penaea sarcocolla | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Myrtales |
Family: | Penaeaceae |
Genus: | Penaea |
Species: | P. sarcocolla
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Binomial name | |
Penaea sarcocolla | |
Synonyms [2] | |
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Penaea sarcocolla is a species of shrub in the genus Penaea. It is endemic to the Western Cape, [1] along the coast up to Cape Agulhas and extending inland to Franschhoek, Hottentots Holland Mountains, Villiersdorp and Genadendal. [3] It is also known as the Cape fellwort. [3]
It takes its name from a supposed resemblance to sarcocolla, the Asian source of Persian gum.