Pennantia J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.

Genus

Angiosperms > Apiales > Pennantiaceae

Characteristics

Trees (or shrubs), dioecious, androdioecious or bisexual. Leaves alternate, entire or toothed; domatia present. Flowers bisexual or functionally unisexual, in terminal or axillary corymbose panicles, glabrous; pedicels articulate at apex. Calyx rudimentary, annular or shallowly 5-lobed or toothed. Corolla of 5 free petals, valvate in bud. Stamens 5; filaments free, slender; anthers versatile. Ovary 1-locular, with 1 pendulous ovule; style short or obsolete; stigma 3-lobed. Fruit a 1-seeded drupe. A detailed description of Pennantia is provided by Gardner & de Lange (2002: 685).
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Dioec. to polygamous shrubs or trees with fls in terminal panicles. Calyx minute; petals white, glab.; stamens 5, filaments filiform. Ovary 1-celled, ovule solitary. Drupe small; stone obtusely trigonous. A small genus occurring in N.Z., Australia, Norfolk Id; the N.Z. sp. endemic.
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Images

Pennantia unspecified picture

Distribution

Pennantia world distribution map, present in Australia and New Zealand

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:19898-1
WFO ID wfo-4000028543
COL ID 6KP6
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Synonyms

Plectomirtha Pennantia

Lower taxons

Pennantia cunninghamii Pennantia endlicheri Pennantia corymbosa