Geissolomataceae

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Geissolomataceae is a small family of flowering plants in the order Crossosomatales, comprising shrubs native to South Africa.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf plant family
taxon
APGIVPlacement Crossosomatales NERFINISHED
clade Magnoliophyta
surface form: Angiosperms

Eudicots
containsTaxon Geissoloma NERFINISHED
describedAs small family of shrubs
distribution Cape region of South Africa NERFINISHED
division Magnoliophyta
endemicTo South Africa NERFINISHED
firstPublicationAuthor Adolf Engler NERFINISHED
flowerType flowering plants
fruitType capsule
growthForm shrub
habitat fynbos
higherClassification Rosids NERFINISHED
kingdom Plantae
leafArrangement opposite
leafType evergreen
lifeCycle perennial
monogeneric true
namedAfterGenus Geissoloma NERFINISHED
nativeTo South Africa NERFINISHED
order Crossosomatales NERFINISHED
ovaryPosition superior
petalNumber 4
photosyntheticPathway C3
reproductiveStructure bisexual flowers
seedDispersal capsule dehiscence
stamenNumber numerous
taxonomicRank family
woodyPlants true

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Crossosomatales containsTaxon Geissolomataceae