Cyclopia subternata
Vogel
Vlei tea
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Description
A compact shrub. It grows about 1 m tall. The flowers are in large heads and are bright yellow. The flowers then turn red and fade to brown.
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Edible Uses
The stems, leaves, and flowers are brewed as tea drinks.
Traditional Uses
The stems, leaves and flowers are used as tea drinks.
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Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa*, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Probably now Cyclopia falcata
References (11)
- Courtenay-Latimer, M., et al, 1967, The Flowering Plants of the Tsitsikama Forest and Coastal National Park. National Parks Board. Republic of South Africa. Plate 37:1
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 225
- Hedrick, U.P., 1919, (Ed.), Sturtevant's edible plants of the world. p 256
- Linnaea 10:595. 1836
- Plowes, N. J. & Taylor, F. W., 1997, The Processing of Indigenous Fruits and other Wildfoods of Southern Africa. in Smartt, L. & Haq. (Eds) Domestication, Production and Utilization of New Crops. ICUC p 189
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- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 57
- van Wyk, B., 2005, Food Plants of the World. An illustrated guide. Timber press. p 167
- van Wyk, Be., & Gericke, N., 2007, People's plants. A Guide to Useful Plants of Southern Africa. Briza. p 104
- 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
