Cyclopia longifolia
Vogel
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Description
A shrub. It grows 3 m tall. The leaves have 3 leaflets. The leaflets are narrowly sword shaped and curved at the edges. The flowers are bright yellow.
Edible Uses
The stems, leaves, and flowers are used to prepare 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. In South Africa it grows between 300-360 m above sea level.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Notes
The name is ambiguous.
References (3)
- 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
- 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
