Cyclopia bowieana
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Vleitee
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Description
A subtropical shrub in the Fabaceae family with stems, leaves, and flowers all suitable for use.
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Edible Uses
The stems, leaves, and flowers are all used to make tea drinks.
Traditional Uses
The stems, leaves and flowers are all used for tea drinks.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Cyclopia ashtonii Hofmeyr & E. Phillips
References (6)
- ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web
- Kew Plants of the World Online
- Kies, P. 1951, Revision of the genus Cyclopia. Bothalia 6:161-176
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 57
- van Wyk, Ben-Erik, 2019, The diversity and multiple uses of southern African legumes. Australian Systematic Botany, 2019, 32, 519–546
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- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
