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| Geissoloma marginatum (L. ) Juss. |
The Geissolomataceae is a monotypic family of flowering plants native to the Cape Province of South Africa. The flowering plants or angiosperms ( Angiospermae or Magnoliophyta) are the most widespread group The Cape of Good Hope Province (commonly referred to simply as the Cape Province) was a province in the Union of South Africa and subsequently the Republic of The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The plants are xerophytic evergreen shrubs and are known to accumulate aluminum. A xerophyte or xerophytic organism ( xero meaning dry phyte meaning plant is a Plant which is able to survive in an ecosystem with little available WikipediaNaming The leaves are attached opposite each other on stems, and are tough and leathery, simple, with very small stipules on the petioles. Flowers are bisexual, subtended by bracts, and have four red to pinkish petaloid sepals, four petals partially united, 8 sepals, and 4 carpels. Fruit is a capsule with four seeds.
Geissoloma marginatum is the only species in the family.