Penaea sarcocolla

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]

Penaea sarcocolla
Conservation status
Least Concern (SANBI Red List)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Myrtales
Family:	Penaeaceae
Genus:	Penaea
Species:	P. sarcocolla
Binomial name
Penaea sarcocolla L.
Synonyms[2]
Penaea longiflora Meerb. Penaea squamosa L. Penaea tetragona P.J.Bergius Saltera sarcocolla (L.) Bullock Sarcocolla linnaei A.Juss. Sarcocolla longiflora Kunth Sarcocolla minor A.DC. Sarcocolla sarcocolla Kuntze Sarcocolla squamosa (L.) Endl. Sarcocolla tetragona (P.J.Bergius) T.M.Salter

It takes its name from a supposed resemblance to sarcocolla, the Asian source of Persian gum.