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Longleaf Honeybush

Cyclopia longifolia

Also called Van Staden's Berg Honeybush, Van Stadensberg Honeybush Tea, Vanstadensberg Honeybush

Longleaf Honeybush
Photo: Ninjatacoshell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
S. Cape Prov. (Vanstadens River Mts.)
Climate
subtropical

About

Cyclopia longifolia, the Van Stadensberg honeybush tea, is a shrub belonging to the genus Cyclopia. The species is endemic to the Eastern Cape and occurs in the Vanstadensberg. It has a range of 31 km2 in which only three fragmented subpopulations remain after plantations were established. The plant is part of the fynbos and is further threatened by invasive plants and uncontrolled fires.

The tree's FSA number is 224.2.

Other Cyclopia plants

Foxy Honeybush · Alpine Honeybush · Cyclopia aurescens · Cyclopia bolusii · Cyclopia bowieana · Honey Tea · Cyclopia buxifolia · Sickle Honeybush · Van Stadens Honeybush · Cyclopia galioides · Honeybush Tea · Smooth Honeybush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cyclopia longifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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