Family · Rosids

Geissolomataceae

Monotypic South African family of a heath-like shrub, Geissoloma marginatum, endemic to the Cape fynbos.

Accepted species: 1accepted names · Kew WCVP
Genus: 1accepted genus · Kew WCVP
Origin: ≈52 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
Centre of diversity: Africamost native species · WGSRPD

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Geissoloma marginatum

Its genus

Geissoloma1 spp.

Where it grows

Africa1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Geissolomataceae sits in the order Crossosomatales.