Geissoloma
Monotypic genus of flowering plants native to the Cape Province of South Africa / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Geissoloma is a genus of flowering plants in the monotypic family Geissolomataceae, native to the Cape Province of South Africa.[2] Geissoloma marginatum is the only species in the family.[3] It is sometimes called guyalone in English. The plants are xerophytic evergreen shrubs and are known to accumulate aluminum. [4]
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Geissoloma | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Crossosomatales |
Family: | Geissolomataceae A.DC.[1] |
Genus: | Geissoloma Lindl. ex Kunth |
Species: | G. marginatum |
Binomial name | |
Geissoloma marginatum (L.) Juss. | |
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