Genera: 7 genera; 25 species.
BotanyEvergreen, shrubs, small trees.
Leaves: leathery.
Region: South Africa.
TaxonomyPenaeaceae is a closely related clade to
Oliniaceae,
Rhynchocalycaceae,
Alzateaceae and
Crypteroniaceae. It is one monophyletic clade in the
Apg3 classification.
Alzateaceae:
Alzatea verticillata; tree; Central America.
Crypteroniaceae: Axinandra, Crypteronia, Dactylocladus; trees; 10 species; Indomalaya.
Oliniaceae: Olinia; small trees; Africa.
Penaeaceae: Brachysiphon, Endonema, Glischrocolla, Olinia, Saltera, Sonderothamnus, Stylapterus.
Rhynchocalycaceae:
Rhynchocalyx lawsonioides; South Africa.
In the
Plant theory they are treated as one family and placed tentatively in
Subphase 7. There is no knowledge about these remedies in homeopathy.