Cyclopia intermedia

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Cyclopia intermedia
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Cyclopia
Species:
C. intermedia
Binomial name
Cyclopia intermedia
E.Mey.
Cyclopia intermedia distribution.svg
Cyclopia intermedia is endemic to South Africa.
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclopia aurea Fourc
  • Cyclopia brachypoda var. intermedia (E. Mey.) Hofmeyr & E. Phillips
  • Cyclopia subternata sensu Hofmeyr & E. Phillips
  • Cyclopia vogelii var. intermedia (E. Mey.) Harv.

Cyclopia intermedia is a species of flowering plant in the legume family. So called honeybush tea is made from fermented leaves and stems of this plant.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Schutte AL (1997). "Systematics of the genus Cyclopia Vent". Edinburgh J Bot. 54 (2): 125–170. doi:10.1017/S0960428600004005.
  2. ^ Frey, Malia (2019-08-18). "Honeybush Tea Benefits and Side Effects". verywellfit.com. Retrieved 2020-04-09.


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