Cyclopia sessiliflora
Ecklon & Zeyher
Bush tea
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Description
A shrub in the legume family found in Mediterranean regions. It is at risk due to over-harvesting.
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Edible Uses
The stems, leaves, and flowers are all brewed for tea drinks.
Traditional Uses
The stems, leaves and flowers are all used for tea drinks.
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Distribution
It is a Mediterranean plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Notes
It is an at risk plant due to over harvesting.
Synonyms
Cyclopia brachypoda Benth.Cyclopia vogelii var. brachypoda (Benth.) Harv.
Also Known As
Heidelberg tea, Honey-bush tea
References (9)
- Enum. pl. afric. austral. 154. 1836
- ILDIS Legumes of the World http:www:ildis.org/Legume/Web
- Kew Plants of the World On line
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 57
- van Wyk, Be., & Gericke, N., 2007, People's plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza. p 104
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- 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
- Wiersema, J. H. & Leon, B., 2013, World Economic Plants. A Standard Reference CRC Press. 2nd Ed. p 223
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
